Fuel came in short supply last week, with furious Britons - among them high profile figures such as Nigel Farage - unable to get petrol as HGV shortages bit at a fragile supply chain. Thousands of outlets struggled to source deliveries for days on end, resulting in widespread anger directed at the media, Government and panic buyers. Now, it appears the end is in sight for the general public, with some stocks recovering, but the country isn't out of the woods just yet.
The latest data shows fuel stocks across the country have started to recover.
Government figures show the national average fuel stock level is 25 percent at the end of the day, up from a low of 15 percent on September 25.
But the same isn't true for the whole country, as the figures show considerable regional variation.
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Stock levels in London and the Southeast are far lower than the national average.
Southeast England has an average of 16 percent, the lowest in the country.
And London isn't far behind, with an average end-of-day capacity of 18 percent.
Scotland and Wales are on the other end of the scale, with comparatively bountiful fuel levels of 35 and 30 percent, five and 10 percent above the national average.
The complete regional breakdown of UK fuel levels at the end of the day is as follows:
Scotland: 35 percent
Wales: 30 per cent
Northeast England: 33 percent
Northwest England: 28 percent
Yorkshire and The Humber: 28 percent
West Midlands: 26 percent
Southwest England: 26 percent
East Midlands: 22 percent
East of England: 19 percent
London: 18 percent
Southeast England: 16 percent
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Most stations have now started on the road to recovery, but the Government likely won't hear the end of it for some time.
Petrol retailers have called for an inquiry into the circumstances that allowed the situation to get as bad as it did.
The Petrol Retailer's Association, which represents the UK's independent forecourts, said southern members continue to experience issues due to the concentration of cars per area.
Brian Madderson, the organisation's chairman, said recovery isn't "progressing quick enough", adding ministers must initiate an "independent inquiry".
He said the inquiry would help protect motorists from further shortages and prevent the "chaotic delivery schedules" currently plaguing most outlets.
Mr Madderson criticised the Government's proposals to handle the fuel shortfall, dubbing the decision to suspend competition law a "failed experiment".
He called for reinstating the law alongside "ordinary business incentives" to drive fuel where it is most needed.
The Government is currently reliant on a team of military HGV drivers and a tiny cohort of just 27 EU drivers tempted back to the UK via a recent visa scheme.