Moscow has lifted the permit requirement for fuel tanker drivers entering and traveling within the city, effective June 23, according to the mayor’s official website. The exemption came at the request of the owners of gas station networks in and around Moscow and is intended to keep fuel deliveries to filling stations uninterrupted.
Previously, drivers of heavy vehicles with a maximum permitted weight of more than 3.5 tons were required to obtain a special permit to drive in Moscow. Fines for driving without a permit have been temporarily suspended. No time frame was given for how long the measure will remain in effect.
Gasoline shortages across Russia’s regions are intensifying as Ukraine continues to carry out long-range strikes on oil refineries and has almost completely cut off fuel supplies to Crimea. Restrictions on gasoline sales have already been imposed in central Russia, Siberia and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, which accounts for about 40% of Russia’s total annual oil production.
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