"After one last panic buying spree, many garages shut, and traffic even in the heart of London dwindled away. The formal introduction of petrol rationing had begun, limiting drivers to 200 miles' worth a month with exceptions for farmers, doctors and vicars after the Suez crisis blocked fuel supplies from the Gulf."
"If the strait of Hormuz—the vital shipping lane now rendered unsafe for shipping by Iranian drones and mines—cannot soon be reopened, then Britain could be only weeks away from needing to ration fuel, the former BP executive (and government adviser) Nick Butler warned on Monday morning."
"Pakistan has closed schools and put government offices on a four-day week, Vietnam is urging people to work from home, and Bangladesh has stationed soldiers at fuel depots after bringing in rationing for motorcyclists."
Seventy years after Britain's petrol rationing during the Suez crisis, a similar threat emerges from current Middle Eastern instability. Iranian drones and mines have made the Strait of Hormuz unsafe for shipping, potentially cutting off critical oil supplies. Former BP executive Nick Butler warned that Britain could face fuel rationing within weeks if the crisis persists. Several countries including Pakistan, Vietnam, and Bangladesh have already implemented emergency measures like school closures, remote work mandates, and fuel rationing. The situation stems from a major power's military involvement in a conflict it underestimated, creating widespread concern about energy security and economic disruption across multiple nations.
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