It is believed that the service stations had depleted this month's diesel supply, which is determined by a quota set by petroleum companies.
Four-wheel-drive vehicle owner Wira Arjuna Mohamad, 32, from Wakaf Baru in Tumpat, said he had been finding it hard to re-fill his vehicle for the past several weeks.
"I went to several service stations in Wakaf Baru and here this morning but they had run out of fuel. I am lucky that this station still has some supply.
"I hope the authorities will take action to overcome the problem. Otherwise, we have to spend a lot of time looking for a station with diesel," he said at a station in Pasir Pekan, Tumpat.
A fuel pump operator, who declined to be named, said the problem started when stations began selling out their diesel quota for the month.
"I get 75,000 litres a month but it has not been raised, despite increasing customer volume when the second Sultan Yahya Petra bridge nearby was partially opened for traffic.
"I had no choice but to impose a RM100 limit for each vehicle. Some stations allow only RM50 worth of diesel per vehicle but we are not so strict as we still have supply."
State Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry enforcement division director Sharuddin Jali said action was being taken to overcome the problem.
"We have asked petroleum companies to increase their supply since Sunday and the issue should have been solved by 8am (yesterday). Maybe they had difficulties transporting fuel to the stations in time.
"The problem only hits certain stations at popular locations and involves about 20 per cent of stations in Kelantan."
Sharuddin said the problem was brought about by increased movement of lorries transporting goods to the state for Hari Raya and more frequent trips by express buses.
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