Fuel stations across the Harrogate district are trying to refill as the government urges drivers to reduce demand for petrol and diesel.

Some forecourts remain closed but many are back up and running across the area. So we have created this live blog to help those in need find fuel.

Have you just been to fill up? Help other drivers in need by letting us know what the situation is like at your local petrol station.

Send an email to contact@thestrayferret.co.uk with your reports and we will add them to this rolling coverage throughout the day.

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5.30pm - Fuel crisis 'stabilising', says transport secretary 

The transport secretary has said there is "very tentative signs of stabilisation" at petrol forecourts in the country.

Mr Shapps has also said that "normal service" will resume as people begin to revert back to old buying habits.

Meanwhile, the Petrol Retailers' Association has reported a number of its members are now "reporting taking further deliveries of fuel".

Is the situation getting better in the Harrogate district? Let us know at contact@thestrayferret.co.uk.

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3.15pm Yorkshire Ambulance Service has "sufficient fuel"

Trust bosses at Yorkshire Ambulance Service have told the Stray Ferret that their ambulances have enough fuel despite the ongoing problems with supply.

Read more here.

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3.05pm - Fuel at Boroughbridge Morrisons

A read has been in touch to report that Boroughbridge Morrisons is out of fuel. If you have any updates from petrol stations across the district, get in touch.

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2.30pm - Queues at Ripon Road

Drivers are queueing at The Shell fuel station on Ripon Road this afternoon. An eye witness said seven cars were queuing at the pumps.

The forecourt had a delivery earlier today.

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1pm - Tanker delivery at Harrogate fuel station

The Shell fuel station on Ripon Road has reopened after it took in a delivery of both petrol and diesel late this morning.

Since the delivery the petrol station has been busy but it does not seem to be causing queues on the main road.

The fuel station had been closed for the past couple of days after its supply struggled to keep up with a surge in demand.

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12.20pm - A picture from across Harrogate fuel stations

Our reporter has been out and about once again to get a view from the fuel stations across the town. There have been deliveries but some places have since run out of fuel.

• Sainsbury’s on Wetherby Road, stock of both petrol and diesel. There are some queues to get in.


• Esso on Wetherby Road, stock of both petrol and diesel. No queues.


• Morrisons off Hookstone Chase, stock of petrol but out of diesel.


• Asda on Dragon Road, stock of both petrol and diesel. No queues.


• Esso on Skipton Road, low stock of both petrol and diesel with more pumps out of use. Some queues leading into the main road.


• Shell on Ripon Road, stock of both petrol and diesel after a delivery this morning.


• Co-op on Ripon Road, out of both petrol and diesel so closed.


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12pm - Update from Harrogate

Thanks to Stray Ferret reader Martin for this update. We will have a more comprehensive round-up of the situation at pumps in Harrogate shortly.

We continue to urge motorists to buy fuel responsibly and inform us of any updates. Thanks to the key worker who got in touch saying this live blog helped keep him operating yesterday.

https://twitter.com/FIRSTmarty/status/1442801585449574402

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11.30 - Morrisons in Starbeck 

A reader has contacted us to says Morrisons in Starbeck was out of diesel an hour ago but still has unleaded petrol. Let us know if you have any updates.

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10am - Most fuel stations in Harrogate have stock

The majority of fuel stations in Harrogate now have stock of petrol and diesel. However, a couple are still struggling to keep up with demand.

• Coop and Shell petrol stations on Ripon Road, Harrogate remain closed this morning after running out of fuel


• Tesco fuel station on Knaresborough Road has petrol and diesel this morning, not busy


• BP petrol station in Pannal running at half capacity with some pumps closed

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8am - Ripon has petrol but out of diesel

As of 8am today all of the diesel pumps at Ripon's three principal petrol stations, had run dry.

At Spar on North Street, which is serviced by BP, only super unleaded fuel was available.

A delivery to top up the diesel and ordinary unleaded tanks is anticipated in the next couple of days.

Across the city at the Morrisons Harrogate Road station, stocks of diesel ran out this morning, but unleaded fuel is still available.

The same applies at the nearby Morrisons' supermarket station.

Both expect deliveries from Esso later today.

Tim Flanagan

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