UK Plans Fuel Rationing and 50mph Speed Limit After Record Diesel Prices

The strategy also allocates priority filling stations for emergency services and earmarked diesel for health and food supply chains, alongside bulk deliveries to utilities and public transport. The UK held 42 days of diesel reserves as of July, the lowest volume of any developed nation except Australia. A Russian oil analyst noted that while purchase limits and priority stations are common in Russia's own fuel crises, the Kremlin has not publicly considered lowering road speeds.