Shell Strike Threatens UK Motorists

Government's urging not to panic-buy gas falls on deaf ears
By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 13, 2008 6:40 AM CDT
Shell Strike Threatens UK Motorists
Shell fuel tanker's are seen, inside the Shell Fuel Terminal, in Jarrow, north east England, Friday June 13, 2008.   (AP Photo)

Truck drivers for Shell have begun a four-day strike in Britain that threatens to hike already sky-high gas prices. Although the government has warned motorists not to panic-buy, gas stations were reporting a 30% spike in sales in the hours before the action; union leaders, meanwhile, have threatened that gasoline would run out "almost immediately," reports the Telegraph. (More gas prices stories.)

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