Fuel Blockade

aardvaak

vikingaero wrote: »

I think East Anglia is suffering because of the recent fire at the Coryton refinery.

This amazes me as when the fire occurred the television news were saying "this will not affect the supply of fuel whatsoever" it is only a a very small part affected]

aardvaak

I just rang my local Tesco who said they have plenty of fuel but if anything forecourt is a lot bussier than this morning.

What is wrong with the public don't they understand by all this panic they will cause a shortage - they are in a word morons!

mattymoo

aardvaak wrote: »

Is there a fuel blockade starting?

Yes according to this article
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/New-protest-over-soaring-fuel.3461964.jp

goldspanners

rather than fuel blockades and complaining about the price of fuel should we not be pushing for more electric and hybrid vehicles.
i know the government will end up taxing us to death somewhere else,but at least this would be a step in the right direction.

Markyt

goldspanners wrote: »

rather than fuel blockades and complaining about the price of fuel should we not be pushing for more electric and hybrid vehicles.

No. Performance sucks and they all seem to be designed by kids from the reform schools.

Fruity1

I asked my friend who is a tanker driver if he knew anything last night. The tanker drivers have not been given any information at present. He did say there would be a diesel shortage but did not go into anymore detail, and I didn't ask as my car is petrol. He had said the other week that now is 'silly season' when they have to make more deliveries but I don't know why. Not sure if this is of any help. I will ask him tomorrow if he knows anymore.

vikingaero

Fruity1 wrote: »

I asked my friend who is a tanker driver if he knew anything last night. The tanker drivers have not been given any information at present. He did say there would be a diesel shortage but did not go into anymore detail, and I didn't ask as my car is petrol. He had said the other week that now is 'silly season' when they have to make more deliveries but I don't know why. Not sure if this is of any help. I will ask him tomorrow if he knows anymore.

I suppose that in winter time people drive more as it gets colder. Engines are also less efficient in the winter as it takes longer for them to reach operating temperature. And plus the fact that diesel competes more with heating oil during the winter months.

top_banana

mattymoo wrote: »

Yes according to this article
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/New-protest-over-soaring-fuel.3461964.jp

Also tonight on bbc:



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7089933.stm



Protest threat over fuel prices

Prices have risen for ten consecutive weeks
Fuel protests could take place in the coming weeks as unrest grows over rising prices, it has been claimed.
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) said the recent price increases were causing growing anger amongst its members.

Prices have gone up every week for the past ten weeks with a more than two pence rise last week, it said.

Jack Semple, RHA Director of Policy said: "Our members are angry over the latest increases in fuel prices and the restarting of the fuel duty escalator."

The impact of the price increases was "quite severe" for many hauliers, he said.

Mr Semple said that hauliers were "frustrated" by the high prices and added that duty rates were "much higher" in Britain than in other European countries.

'Frustration and anger'

He said: "We are looking towards the government for help in terms of an equal duty playing field with Europe to achieve price stability."

Mr Semple added: "For hauliers, fuel is the biggest variable cost, and it has gone up every week for ten weeks."

He said meetings had been held to discuss protests, but there was not yet the groundswell of support needed to go ahead.

"But there is definite frustration and anger. There shouldn't be an increase in fuel duty at a time of clear volatility in oil prices."

A spokesman for the pressure group Transaction 2007, the reincarnation of organisations involved in the 2000 fuel protests, said they believed action would be taken imminently.

He said: "I think it will happen in the next seven to ten days. I can't say much about it."

The action was likely to take the form of "rolling road" blocks, he said.

Geoff Dossetter, director of external affairs at the Freight Transport Association, said: "I don't think there's the appetite for protests like there was before.

"But it is clear there's a problem. There's a lot of unhappiness about the fact that prices are going up remorselessly."

highguyuk

Personally - I was fine with the fuel prices until the 2p extra tax that was added in September by the Gov't (Announced April)

The Government should be helping out people, and trying to control inflation instead of actively helping towards raising prices.

brettcta

personally i'll welcome protesting, but only if it's done properly (french-style, as much as it pains me to say it, they know how to protest).