 Gastation pumps run dry in British cities on Monday, vendors ration sales of shortage as a shortage of truckers strained supply chains to breaking point, a pulse Brexit shortage of lorry drivers as the COVID-19 pandemic eases has shown chaos through British supply chains in everything from food to fuel and that has been raising a spectre of disruptions and price rises in the run up to Christmas. A warning not to panic buy seems to have fallen on deaf ears in the UK as up to 90% of fuel stations ran dry across major English cities on Monday. The rush to fill up deepened a supply chain crisis triggered by a shortage of truckers. Retailers are now warning the issue could batter the world's fifth largest economy. A dire post-Brexit shortage of truck drivers has sown chaos through many supply chains from everything from food to fuel and has left consumers fearing price rises in the run up to Christmas. The petrol shortage came just days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government spent millions of pounds to avert a food shortage that was due to a spike in prices for natural gas and its by-product carbon dioxide. Reacting to the fuel shortage, the government suspended competition laws to allow firms to work together. On Sunday, it also announced a plan to issue temporary visas for up to 5,000 foreign truck drivers. But business leaders have warned the plan is a short term fix and will not solve an acute labour shortage. Y Llywodraeth Cymru yw'r Llywodraeth Cymru yw'r Llywodraeth?