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Talks due as fuel strike finishes Talks due as fuel strike finishes
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A four-day strike by tanker drivers working for Shell has ended but another is planned for later this week if talks fail to settle the dispute. A strike by hundreds of fuel tanker drivers is drawing to a close - but another is planned for later this week if talks fail to settle the dispute.
The stoppage, which started on Friday, has led to hundreds of petrol stations across Britain running out of fuel. The strike, which started on Friday and is due to end at 0600 BST, has led to hundreds of petrol stations across Britain running out of fuel.
It involved drivers working for two haulage firms contracted to Shell. The strike is by drivers for two haulage firms contracted to Shell.
Talks between the two sides are set to resume on Tuesday. Another four-day strike will start on Friday if no deal is reached. Talks between the two sides are set to resume on Tuesday. Another strike will start on Friday if no deal is reached.
The haulage companies - Hoyer UK and Suckling Transport - said unions had rejected a pay offer which would have taken the drivers' average salary to £41,500 by January 2009.The haulage companies - Hoyer UK and Suckling Transport - said unions had rejected a pay offer which would have taken the drivers' average salary to £41,500 by January 2009.
However, the Unite union says that excluding overtime, the offer would have increased salaries from just under £32,000 to £36,000. However, the Unite union says the offer would have increased salaries from just under £32,000 to £36,000.
There is still no sign of a resolution to the strike, despite another round of negotiations, which adjourned on Monday evening.There is still no sign of a resolution to the strike, despite another round of negotiations, which adjourned on Monday evening.
It is understood that the two sides have edged closer, but there is still not enough common ground to secure a settlement.It is understood that the two sides have edged closer, but there is still not enough common ground to secure a settlement.
If an agreement is not reached, the end of the strike will be followed by only a brief chance to replenish stocks, with the next strike set to start on Friday and to last for four days.If an agreement is not reached, the end of the strike will be followed by only a brief chance to replenish stocks, with the next strike set to start on Friday and to last for four days.
£1.99 a litre£1.99 a litre
More than 600 of all the 8,700 petrol stations in the UK had run out of unleaded and diesel fuels by Monday lunchtime.More than 600 of all the 8,700 petrol stations in the UK had run out of unleaded and diesel fuels by Monday lunchtime.
Shell said about a fifth of its outlets had run dry.Shell said about a fifth of its outlets had run dry.
The south-west of England, Cardiff and parts of London and the West Midlands have been particularly badly hit.The south-west of England, Cardiff and parts of London and the West Midlands have been particularly badly hit.
One Devon petrol station has begun charging £1.99 a litre - more than £9 a gallon - for unleaded and diesel, as about 400 forecourts in the county suffered dwindlng supplies.One Devon petrol station has begun charging £1.99 a litre - more than £9 a gallon - for unleaded and diesel, as about 400 forecourts in the county suffered dwindlng supplies.