The EG Group has announced it will be introducing a £30 limit on fill-ups across its petrol stations.

The company released a statement tonight following what it said was 'the current unprecedented customer demand for fuel and associated supply challenges'.

The limit excludes HGV drivers and emergency services and all sites will remain open.

An EG Group spokesperson said: “Due to the current unprecedented customer demand for fuel and associated supply challenges we have taken the decision to introduce a limit of £30 per customer on all of our grades of fuel. This excludes HGV drivers and emergency services due to their vital role at this time.

“This is a company decision to ensure all our customers have a fair chance to refuel and to enable our sites to carry on running smoothly.

“We kindly ask everyone visiting our sites to treat our colleagues, supply chain partners and customers with respect during these very challenging times. All of EG Group’s UK sites remain open and operational to serve customers.”

Motorists were being told not to panic as there is no shortage of fuel at UK forecourts. It comes as hundreds of images have been uploaded showing queues outside forecourts.

Industry leaders said ‘there is no shortage of fuel and thousands of forecourts are operating normally with just a few suffering temporary supply chain problems’.