Seems to me that people aren't just panic buying because of the possibility of a strike any more, but are queueing to get fuel before they close stations. Let's face it, not many want to end up with no fuel (for
whatever reason) so they're going to try and get some so they don't have to worry about it. Queue now while there actually is some fuel, rather than face a possibility (however slim) that more and more stations will close due to those panic buying and those buying because of the panic buyers buying it all