PETALING JAYA: Road users have taken to social media to vent their frustration over petrol shortages during their exodus back after the long holidays.

       Twitter user @shasyaedora or real name Fatin Syazana Kamarul Zaman, 30, was travelling from Kota Baru, Kelantan to Pulau Perhentian, Terengganu, when she encountered the problem.

       “I stopped at the petrol station in Saujana, Setiu at about 8pm and saw many cars stranded. Someone said they had been stranded at the location from the afternoon as petrol had run out.

       “On the way to Pulau Perhentian, there were several petrol stations that were closed, and even if some of them were open, they only sold RON 97 petrol and diesel as RON95 had run out,” said Fatin Syazana.

       She also shared that some service stations ran out of food while some cars were unable to continue travelling as traffic flow was too heavy on the roads.

       Another Twitter user @winn3risg said there has been a major petrol shortage since Friday in Penang.

       “It’s madness this year. Major gridlock. No fuel. When want to return home, suddenly car has a problem,” tweeted @izzatyysahkrii.

       This is the first Hari Raya being celebrated after two years of strict Covid-19 restrictions.

       According to Siti Marina Mohamad Adilla, 22, who works at a petrol station in Taman Tun Dr Ismail here, the supply of petrol started running low on April 29.

       “At this petrol station, we have eight storage tanks and four of them have RON95. On April 29, one of our tanks had 500 litres of petrol left even though the day before there was 14,500 litres.

       Siti Marina said they had made initial preparations to cater to higher demand in the two to three days before the festival but did not expect the sale of RON95 to be so high.

       “On the same day (April 29), we added another 10,700 litres of petrol but at 6.30 pm, there was only 500 litres left,” she said.