The "power elite" could use an oil crisis as an excuse to force more people to use digital IDs. For example, so called key workers would have to show these IDs to get extra petrol or diesel rations. Later they may be used to ration food. https://t.co/1nClC5PVL4
— Richard Wellings (@RichardWellings) March 21, 2026
Plans to ration petrol and limit drivers to 50mph on all UK roads have been put back on the table following a refusal to rule out actions to control the supply of petrol and diesel to drivers in the wake of spiralling prices.
Prices at the pumps have shot up recently, with the RAC confirming the average cost of unleaded petrol is now 141.5p and diesel is 160.3p, both 18-month highs for fuel.
Today, a Labour Treasury minister refused to rule out petrol rationing in the wake of the crisis, and government plans set out in the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero under its National Emergency Plan for Fuel show exactly how rationing would work in practice should it be implemented.
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/2183074/petrol-rationing-new-50mph-speed