To keep up with Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here This was the scene at a petrol station in Stockport this afternoon as drivers rushed to fill up amid fears of a fuel crisis.
There were lines of traffic on the A6 as motorists waited to get in line at Sainsbury's in Hazel Grove. One driver told the Manchester Evening News a member of staff was seen to close off around half the station's pumps as cars and vans queued along the busy main road.
Earlier today (September 24), queues of motorists were pictured at petrol stations in Salford, Sale, Heywood, Chorlton, Hulme and Rochdale, despite the government urging people not to panic buy. READ MORE:Queues at petrol stations in Greater Manchester amid pleas not to panic
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