<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some service stations in </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="" title="New South Wales"><span>New South Wales</span></a><span> have begun imposing their own caps on </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/fuel" rel="" target="" title="fuel"><span>fuel</span></a><span> purchases.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rural and regional communities were first impacted by fuel shortages and disruptions to supply, but it appears the crisis has widened to cities.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On Sydney's Northern Beaches, a petrol station has posted a notice at the bowser telling customers it has had to introduce a 50-litre limit on each vehicle.</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>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-march-27-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/360c2a9e-82b1-4a00-88b0-0938f1e38e40" rel="" target="" title="Albanese seeks to reassure nation on fuel crisis"><strong><span>Albanese seeks to reassure nation on fuel crisis</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The filling of fuel cans or external tanks is also banned.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At a service station in the south-western NSW town of Balranald, a homemade sign told motorists purchases were limited to 150 litres per person.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is unclear if these self-imposed caps are due to supply shortages or to reduce panic-buying.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/fuel-caps-self-imposed-by-service-stations/f1ab5988-037b-4603-8b69-c0e373a92b2f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/petrol-prices-fines-for-dodgy-petrol-pricing-doubled-as-fuel-crisis-continues/f34aa351-537d-424e-9f44-cbfbba0f5e17"><strong><span>Fines for dodgy petrol pricing doubled as fuel crisis continues</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today sought to reassure the public, insisting the government had a plan to manage the fuel crisis caused by the </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/war" rel="" target="" title="war"><span>war</span></a><span> in the </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/middle-east" rel="" target="" title="Middle East"><span>Middle East</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"While Australia's fuel supply outlook remains secure over the near term due to the actions that the government has taken to date, the government has been clear that the longer this war goes on, the greater the impact will be," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I can assure Australians we're working around the clock, and I want us to have the strongest possible plan, so we're ready as well, overprepared for what may come."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Energy Minister Chris Bowen said Ampol and Viva are sending more diesel and petrol to regional parts of 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