How fuel protests crippled Britain for a week – and could we see it again?

The new millennium was not all celebration – it saw one of the worst fuel shortages that brought the UK to its knees.

The year 2000 was in full swing when the country was embroiled in a tense fuel crisis that saw petrol pumps running dry and empty supermarket shelves.

It came after angry truckers and farmers decided to take action that would not go unnoticed in cities and towns.