Petrol stations ditch £30 limit more than a week after being forced to cap fuel after panic-buyers stormed pumps

PETROL stations are abandoning the £30 limits on pumps that had been slapped on to help combat panic buying amid fears of shortages. EG Group, which runs 367 fuel stops under the BP, Esso and Texaco brand announced it was lifting the emergency measure after a significant improvement in fuel supplies.  PAPeople queue for fuel at a petrol station in Barton, Cambridgeshire[/caption] SWNSA Tesco petrol station in Bristol which has closed because they have no fuel[/caption] The cap had been imposed to ensure customers “have a fair chance to refuel” and to reduce queue times spurred by panic buyers overfilling their tanks or buying extra petrol to store in jerry cans or other receptacles. But now EG Group announced it was lifting it.  An EG Group spokesperson said: “Following a significant improvement in fuel availability at our sites, with customer purchasing behaviour returning to normal levels in the majority of locations, we are pleased to confirm that we can now remove the £30 cap on buying fuel. “That said, we still continue to experience some challenges, primarily in our locations in the south and the south east, but following the actions from the government to secure additional drivers from the military this week, we expect availability issues easing in the coming days.  “We will continue to work with our partners and stakeholders to monitor the situation and take action to support our customers as required.” A lack of lorry drivers has led to issues getting tankers to forecourts, but officials and fuel companies themselves have assured that there is enough to go around. Most read in The Sun NOT 'APPY WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram go DOWN for millions of users in mass outage ARMED RESPONSE Moment armed cop shoots 'man with rifle' in stand-off in middle of the road ALL CHANGE Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner is now living in a TENT after being axed 'I LOOKED DEAD' I didn't realise I was one of UK's worst rapist's victims until I saw pics DRESSING DOWN Parents STILL wearing dressing gowns to drop kids off despite being told off RASH HORROR Man, 65, discovers his ‘painful rash’ is actually much more sinister Despite the reassurances though, queues have been spotted at petrol stations across the country creating long tailbacks in some places. It comes as soldiers could be brought in to deliver fuel as more than half of stations run out of fuel and even fights break out on forecourts. Avalon.redSigns have appeared at petrol stations where limits apply like this Esso garage in Henley on Thames[/caption] We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 02077824104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks.