POLICE have issued a stern warning to those queueing up at the filling station.

This weekend sees similar scenes that were observed on Friday, September 24, with many petrol stations having long queues of vehicles waiting to fill up their tanks.

A spokesman for the force said: “We are aware of the current fuel concerns being reported in the media. We are in touch with fuel stations in the region who have reported that there is no disruption to deliveries at the majority of sites and fuel deliveries are expected to continue as usual.

“We urge the public not to form long queues at petrol stations and cause unnecessary obstructions in roads, potentially causing risk of harm to pedestrians and other road users.

“We ask that if you are queuing and see an emergency service vehicle waiting, please consider allowing them to refuel first so that they can carry on keeping the community safe and responding to emergencies.”

The chaos comes amidst panic of a fuel shortage in the UK – but that is not the case, industry leaders have assured the nation.

Our sister title, the National, reported that in Wales specifically, Tesco confirmed it has "good availability" with deliveries arriving every day, while Asda said all its stations are fully operational.

On Thursday, BP said it had closed a handful of its petrol forecourts due to a lack of available fuel.

UK transport secretary, Grant Shapps, confirmed overnight that BP had to close only five of its 1,200 forecourts across the UK on Thursday due to a lack of delivery drivers.

Between 50 to 100 BP forecourts are affected by shortages, while Esso said "a small number" of its Tesco Alliance retail sites have been hit.

While acknowledging that he did not have the answer to how many forecourts were closed, Mr Shapps confirmed that very few retailers had experienced closures, with Asda, Morrisons and other supermarkets are saying they have “no problems”.