Fuel Blockade

epz_2

they are helping control inflation, nothing stops that like businesses going bust cause they cant afford transportation costs.

natanddan1

i for one would also welcome protests, we need to stand and make a statement that we will not accept the goverment continually taxing us a every opportunity. this country is going to the dogs i think

Poppycat

£1.01 per litre for petrol is now cheapest I can find in my area, £1.06 being most expensive.

I realise that the shortage of oil is increasing the price of fuel at the forecourt, the extra tax on top last month is just unfortunate.

Then there's the price of alcohol which has hardly increased, why don't the offset some of the cost on that?

Most people need there cars for work, shopping, okay some can cut down a little but alcohol isn't a necessity and too much can be bad for you

chris73

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

Why?, what is in it for the Government??

natanddan1

Poppycat wrote: »

£1.01 per litre for petrol is now cheapest I can find in my area, £1.06 being most expensive.

I realise that the shortage of oil is increasing the price of fuel at the forecourt, the extra tax on top last month is just unfortunate.

Then there's the price of alcohol which has hardly increased, why don't the offset some of the cost on that?

Most people need there cars for work, shopping, okay some can cut down a little but alcohol isn't a necessity and too much can be bad for you

why not double the price of cigarettes, extra revenue for the goverment or extra savings on NHS when people stop smoking

OoOGazOoO

I personally would support a fuel protest and blockades.

The government are taking the p*ss and it is about time something was done about it rather than just doing the old 'putting up with it'.

Crabman

OoOGazOoO wrote: »

I personally would support a fuel protest and blockades.

The government are taking the p*ss and it is about time something was done about it rather than just doing the old 'putting up with it'.

It isn't just the government - in our area Tesco is also milking this situation, seemingly keen to be the most expensive petrol retailer around - they are now at 103.9 whilst ESSO and BP are at 100.9. One little garage (possibly Total) I drove past whilst visiting Birmingham (only about 30 miles away) last week was at 96.9p. :rolleyes:

Poppycat

Cheapest I can get is £102.9 at mo its creped up again since my last post

I already drive careful to avoid high fuel bills. Its getting silly the prices. I feel sorry for anyone who runs a business that uses lots of fuel, it must be very hard.

OoOGazOoO

I read a sad article yesterday which showed that a haulage owner has had to lay 2 to 3 guys off simply as a result of extra fuel costs per month.

Poppycat

I wouldn't be at all surprised, still sad though

Mean while the government wastes our money on Defra payoffs very large payoffs to get rid of staff and I mean large payoffs

Staff offered £40,000-a-year for life 'bribes' to quit shamed ministry Defra

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=496178&in_page_id=1770



NHS suffering from large Polish baby boom

The Polish baby boom: Fears for NHS and schools as 1,000 Polish children are born EVERY month

All this adds to more demands and ultimately we all pay

OoOGazOoO wrote: »

I read a sad article yesterday which showed that a haulage owner has had to lay 2 to 3 guys off simply as a result of extra fuel costs per month.