National Emergency Plan for Fuel

The demand restraint measures available in the United Kingdom are set out in the National Emergency Plan for Fuel (NEP-F). They range from light-handed measures to the allocation and rationing of oil products. In a disruption that requires central government action, light-handed measures are preferred. Light-handed measures include: communication strategies to disseminate the relevant information quickly and to reassure the public to limit panic buying; demand-reducing measures, such as speed limit reductions and voluntary demand reduction campaigns; and the relaxation of regulations that affect the supply or use of petroleum products (e.g. gasoline, diesel, heating oil, and LPG) – such as those relating to drivers’ hours.

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