As the UK entered the third day of the fuel crisis, panic buying has only intensified, with Basingstoke motorists queuing outside petrol pumps to fill tanks.

A drone footage shared by one of the Gazette readers showed an extra-ordinarily long queue outside a fuel station in Basingstoke on Friday (September 24).

Philip Stroud, who shared the footage, said he captured the scene using a DJI mini 2 drone from outside Sainsbury's Wallop Drive in Basingstoke at 2pm on Friday.

Petrol stations across Basingstoke were rammed over the weekend after motorists descended on the pumps, sparked after concerns from BP that the HGV driver shortage could impact its ability to keep up with fuel deliveries.

The government and retailers made clear on Friday that there was no petrol shortage, so long as motorists went about their usual routines. But that did not stop drivers flocking to the pumps on Friday and over the course of the weekend, with long queues at many stations.