Petrol supplies to the ACT may be reduced as Cootes' trucks remain off the road, with 7-Eleven admitting supply lines to the territory may be affected.
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The news comes as Canberra's average petrol price fell over the last week to 157.8c a litre, still remaining at least 3c higher than the national average.
Cootes Transport has grounded part of its trucking fleet in NSW and Victoria, after a Cootes fuel tanker lost control and burst into flames three months ago.
NSW is expected to experience fuel shortages, with Cootes trucks responsible for more than a third of all NSW petrol stations, including BP, 7-Eleven and Shell.
The petrol shortages could spread to the ACT as well; 7-Eleven admitted the grounding of Cootes' fleet could affect their supply lines.
"The number of tankers available to supply our stores in the Australian Capital Territory may be reduced, and therefore supply may be affected. We are working to minimise any possible impact on availability of fuels for our customers," a 7-Eleven spokeswoman said in a statement.
BP and Caltex said there would be no shortage of fuel to the ACT, with Caltex saying all deliveries were occurring on schedule.
A spokesman for BP said it was looking for as many ways as possible to get petrol to Canberra, saying the NSW inspections of Cootes' vehicles had affected its ability to supply petrol.
The spokesman said the situation was "dynamic" and it was hard to make predictions.
"We're managing our resources to ensure we do everything we can to keep supplies open. We are doing everything we can," he said.
Caltex said there was no chance of shortages in the Canberra as the company did not use Cootes trucks for delivery to the ACT.
"All of our deliveries are occurring on schedule," he said. "We're not experiencing any retail issues in NSW or the ACT. We're just managing the supply chain as best we can."
The news comes as Commsec's weekly summary of Australian petrol prices showed the average price in the ACT had fallen over the past week to February 16.
Canberra's average petrol price fell 0.2c to 157.8c a litre.
Prices in the ACT remain higher than the national average however, which also fell 0.3c to 154c a litre.