A man yesterday hit upon the ingenious idea of arriving at a petrol station with the dismantled fuel compartment of his motorcycle.

People surrounding him had surreptitiously taken pictures of the man and posted them on Facebook, in turn creating viral content.

It is unsure if the man was collecting petrol for himself or for a motorcycle he was working on, given that his clothes were greased, as though he were a mechanic.

Long queues continue for petrol at stations across the island as the fuel crisis rages on its fifth day.