Drivers Petrol Panic Mayhem Armageddon Petrol Runs out in UK as Panic hits pumps created by Government to divert attention from cash-for-access scandal UK motorists are caught in a panic by rising petrol prices and a threatened tanker drivers' strike. But with fuel costs escalating, France, Britain and the U.S. are discussing a possible release of their strategic oil reserves to push the prices down.A woman has accidentally set fire to herself after transferring petrol in her home, while the union representing tanker drivers rules out the threat of Easter strikes in the ongoing fiasco over fuel.The woman, in her 40s, suffered 40% burns after the petrol caught fire in the kitchen of her home in York last night, firefighters said.She was attempting to decant the fuel from one container to another using a jug.