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A man threatened to get out of his car and ‘slap’ a woman after he ‘tried to cut in’ to a petrol queue.

In yet another violent outburst linked to petrol panic buying, the driver was caught on camera shouting vile abuse outside a fuel station.

Beth Ashton uploaded the video to Twitter, adding: ‘U ok mate? Tried to cut in at the petrol station ahead of a 2 hour queue by ramming. 

‘Threw a coffee out of the window (at a closed window) then this.’

In the video captured in London, he yells ‘d******d, is that your job or her job?’ and a woman can be heard saying ‘well listen to her then.’

He continued: ‘I f******g will you p***k. Shut your mouth, you d******d.’

The man becomes even more aggressive when he’s told he’s being filmed, shouting: ‘So what? I’ll slap that phone right out of her hand.

‘This stupid b***h talking s**t. You f*****g idiot, I’ll get out of the car and slap you.’ 

The vile outburst was followed up with another clip of a different driver calling a petrol station worker an ‘ugly c**t’.

It’s the latest in a string of ugly incidents linked to a wave of petrol panic buying that has led to shortages and long queues.

Earlier this week, a petrol station worker was knocked to the ground and allegedly racially abused by a moped driver who tried to jump the queue.

In another incident, a man apparently pulled out a knife and kicked a car wing mirror off during a row outside a station. 

There have also been several fights reported as motorists clash over fuel despite official advice there is good supply.

Panic buying broke out when a small number of BP and Tesco garages announced they were closing or had limited stock because of issues getting petrol to stations caused by the HGV driver shortage.

The surge in demand has created actual shortages at some garages which is continuing in parts of the country.

Brian Madderson, chairman of the Petrol Retailers Association said it remains a ‘really big problem’ in London and the South East and ‘possibly part of eastern England’.

Mr Madderson welcomed the announcement that military drivers are to be deployed from Monday, but he warned it will only have a limited impact.

He said: ‘This isn’t going to be the major panacea. It’s a large help but in terms of the volume, they are not going to be able to carry that much.

‘We do need a prioritisation of deliveries to filling stations – particularly the independent ones which are the neighbourhood retail sites – in London and the South East starting immediately.’

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