FUEL tanker drivers from Stockton will launch a fresh wave of strikes today in a dispute over pay and conditions which union officials warned could hit petrol stocks.

Members of Unite working for Wincanton will start a seven day walkout from 5am, just two days after returning to work after a previous stoppage.

The union, which will mount picket lines at several sites including Immingham, Tamworth and Stockton, said the action will hit deliveries to Jet garages.