AS the first petrol supplies reached forecourts in almost a week motorists formed large queues.

The following garages had fuel last night, however, The Northern Echo cannot guarantee supplies will still be available:

Cleveland and Teesside

Birchington Service Station, Redcar, expecting unleaded this afternoon.

Cliffe Jet, High Street, Redcar, all fuels

Eastbourne Road, Middlesbrough, a small amount of all fuels.

Roseberry Service Station, Acklam Road, Middlesbrough, unleaded and diesel.

Hollymead, Bolcow Street, Guisborough has enough diesel and unleaded for the morning.

Lodge Service Station, High Street, Eston, should have diesel and unleaded by lunchtime.

Gillens Service Station, Wynyard Road, Hartlepool, Fina Service Station, Stockton Road south, Hartlepool, Safeway, Ingleby Way, Ingleby Barwick.

COUNTY DURHAM

In East Durham, the following filling stations were open to the public:

Essington Way, Peterlee, Bruntion's Garage in Shotton Colliery, the BP Garage in Peterlee Town Centre and the Jet Garage at Wheatley Hill.

Police reported that there had been moderate queues at all of the garages.

Save, Tindale Crescent, Bishop Auckland, Morrison's, Bishop Auckland.

Co-op Garage, New Road, Crook; Helme Park Service Station, Tow Law.

Highside Garage, Bildershaw Bank, West Auckland; Westgate Filling Station, Westgate; Watson's, Wolsingham; Annfield Plain Service Station, Morrison, Road, Stanley, Atkinsons Garage, Chester Road, Stanley, Fina Service Station, Leadgate Road, Consett, Atkinson Garage, New Road Garage, Beamish, Bells Hill Service Station, A690, West Rainton, Houghton-le-Spring; Chilton Moor Filling Station, North View Terrace, Houghton-le-Spring; Robson Group Garages, Burnmoor Filling Station, Burnmoor, Save Grangewood, Chester Road, Shiney Row; Snippersgate Filling Station, Old Hetton Road, Easington Lane, Sparrow Sydney Ltd, Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole; Bowburn Filling and Service Station, Bowburn, near Durham City.

BP Express Shopping Ltd, Dragonville Filling Station, Alma Place, Gilesgate, Durham City; WT and H Field Ltd, Cross Road, Esh Winning; Meadowfield Filling Station, Frederick Street North, Meadowfield, Durham City; St Giles Filling Station, Gilesgate, Durham City, Shell UK Ltd, Durham Road, Carrville, Durham City, Park Road Filling Station, Park Road North, Chester-le-Street, Washington Service Station, Heworth Road, Washington, Valley View Service Station, Broom Lane, Ushaw Moor; Barton Lorry Park, Barton; Galgate Service Station, Barnard Castle, Teesdale Service Station Ltd, Prospect Place. Barnard Castle, Kirklee Service Station, Darlington, North Cowton service station, Richmond Rd. Darlington, Central Self Service, Central Avenue. Newton Aycliffe, Horndale Avenue. N. Aycliffe.

NORTH YORKSHIRE

Motel Leeming filling station, Canal Garage, Boroughbridge;

Fina Beacon Motors, Catterick Road, Catterick Garrison: Jet Beacon Garage, Richmond Road, Catterick Garrison; Easingwold Motors, Easingwold; BP Woodlands Self Serve, 135 Wetherby Road, Woodlands, Harrogate, Esso Dragon Service Station, Skipton Road, Bilton, Harrogate

Total Stones Garage, Sand Lane, West Heslerton; BP Exelby Services, A19 southbound, Ingleby Arncliffe; JET Toll Bar Garage, Entercommon, Northallerton; Power Jeff Robinson Garage, Ainderby Road, Romanby. Middleton Services, Pickering Esso Scotch Corner Service Station, Middleton Tyas; Fina Victoria Road filling station, 21-23 Victoria Road, Richmond; Reeth Garage, Arkengarthdale Road, Reeth; Shell Staxton, Old Malton Road, Staxton, W Eves and Co, Seamer Road, Scarborough; Thirsk filling station, Thirsk bypass southbound, Gristhwaite, Star Rainton A1, Rainton, White Horse Service Station, Long Street, Thirsk;

Fylingdales filling station, Fylingdales; Spaceways Service Station, York Business Park, Shell York, 26-30 Hull Road, Stirling Road, Clifton Moor, York, Thrust Service Station, Malton Road, York, Coastways filling station, York Road, Shiptonthorpe.