THE Welsh Government has a plan to prioritise getting fuel to certain groups - including the emergency services - but has not brought it in yet as “there is plenty of fuel” available.

Addressing concerns over the scenes on forecourts across Wales, finance minister Rebecca Evans urged drivers to act responsibly when filling up.

“I understand people's anxieties having seen the situation in terms of the queues and petrol stations that have run out of petrol, Ms Evans said. 

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“The most important thing to recognise is there is plenty of fuel here. There’s plenty of fuel at the refineries; there’s plenty of fuel in storage as well.

“What we do have is a problem in terms of the logistics, and I know that there is work ongoing at the moment to sort that."

“We all have to behave responsibly. I know it can be stressful and worrying for people but we have to remember there are people who work in critical sectors who do need that petrol.

“We do have a National Fuel Plan which could prioritise certain individuals or groups for the access to fuel, but we haven’t invoked yet because we understand the system will get itself back into kilter very shortly.”

Ms Evans said the Welsh Government were in continued discussions with the UK Government and local resilience forums about the issue.

“At the moment there is plenty of fuel and we just need to act responsibly in accessing what we need,” she said.  

“I think we can be reasonably confident that the situation will come back into kilter in terms of supply and demand fairly shortly.

“There is no reason for people to panic, there is plenty in the system if we are all responsible.”