Fuel has been running out at most petrol stations in Barking and Dagenham as panicking motorists rush to fill their tanks ahead of a possible tanker strike.

Forecourts at 11 stations have struggled to replenish their stocks in the past two days, research by the Post shows.

Vas Krishnan, 35, a worker at Total in Wood Lane, Dagenham, said: “We had a problem last night but we had a delivery and now we’ve got enough stock.

“There are queues all the time. It’s not bad - They’re not on the road. Motorists wait no more than 10 minutes, not even that.”

Filling stations including BP, Shell, Esso, Tesco and The Co-operative have had no petrol or diesel since Wednesday though some have since received deliveries, a poll conducted this morning showed.