<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Experts have issued a warning as some </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australians "><span>Australians </span></a><span>stockpile jerry cans following surging fuel prices across the country.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A Toyota was pictured with about 20 jerry cans attached to the roof in Shellharbour, south of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span>, last week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Well, petrol is the new toilet paper," a witness wrote on social media, referring to when people stockpiled toilet paper during the COVID-19 pandemic.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-daily-fuel-price-caps/30128357-747a-4c09-a38f-68c1539e17a7" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Victoria's daily fuel price caps now in effect to quash price gouging</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The sight drew criticism, with some users saying it was a "serious accident waiting to happen" and "unAustralian".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Others said "mind your own business" and "l bet the price won't drop as quickly as it went up".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Similar scenes are reportedly happening across the country. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/panicked-buyers-empty-shelves-to-stockpile-jerry-cans-as-fuel-prices-surge/75f156f4-b974-418f-9f17-f7ac550f3051" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bunnings shelves that are typically stocked with jerry cans have been pictured empty.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The end times are upon us and Australians have responded the only way they know how... by clearing out every single jerrycan from Bunnings," a user wrote on social media.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-politics-news-superannuation-tax-changes-to-become-law-support-greens/d1c2fa00-7d0e-4719-a39b-f9e3cfb7a487" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>$1.6 billion-a-year tax change confirmed for millions of super accounts</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bunnings confirmed it is replenishing low stock but declined to comment any further.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NRMA spokesperson Peter Khoury warned of the dangers of stockpiling fuel at home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Apart from not making any economic sense, is also extremely dangerous," he said at a press conference yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Please do not fill jerry cans and put them in your garage, because that is unsafe."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/finance/australia-asx-fall-us-iran-conflict-oil/683dd1fc-6f60-4295-819a-4e1e87ecaab3" target="_blank" title="Global oil prices surged 30 per cent to $US110 per barrel"><span>Global oil prices surged 30 per cent to $US110 per barrel</span></a><span> yesterday after the US-Israeli war in Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage used to transport one-fifth of the world's fuel supply.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/panic-buying-fuel-shortages-australia-inflation-hits-five-per-cent/be00a858-4fb3-417a-8452-a501dc97f297" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Supermarket pain for shoppers as inflation nears record high</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Locally, it has caused fuel prices to rise to over $2 a litre.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While some people stockpile fuel, others have panic-bought fuel at service stations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Long queues were seen outside service stations across the country, as some retailers reported that the increased demand has led to low stock.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Energy Minister Chris Bowen last week said Australia only has 32 days' worth of jet fuel, 34 days of diesel and 36 days of petrol available.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div 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