Britain remains locked in a fuel crisis, with around a quarter of petrol stations out of fuel a week after supply problems prompted panic buying at the pumps.

Despite reassurances from Boris Johnson that the fuel crisis is improving, demand for petrol and diesel remains at ‘unprecedented levels’, according to the industry this afternoon.

And around a quarter of stations are still closed today, with barely half offering both petrol and diesel today, according to the Petrol Retailers Association.