09.12.07 Petrol price protests planned for this Wednesday

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Do you think the government should have acted before these protests?


UPDATE: Transaction 2007 have announced a firm date for the protest - Saturday 15th December 2007 at 10:00am. They say the date was decided by members as "the best possible to enable those who would normally be working during the week to attend." According to a press release on the site, they plan to protest outside refineries or storage depots across the country.

For more information, have a look at our latest blog

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A group called Transaction 2007 is planning a "nationwide legal protest" this Wednesday.

You might remember the fuel protest of 2000 which initially gathered strong support from motorists. However, that support quickly turned when many motorists were prevented from filling up because of lorry blockades.

PetrolPrices.com expressed to the organisers that they may find public support for another fuel protest providing it was properly planned to be legal and orderly. So far, the Transaction 2007 organisers have been unwilling to confirm to us specifically what action they have planned for this week. When we pressed the group's spokesman, Chris Hunter, he said "This will be a numbers game levied against legislation. I can comment no further."

With fuel breaking well beyond the £1 barrier, PetrolPrices.com has had a huge rise in the number of emails from concerned motorists. People were especially angry following the last fuel duty hike imposed by the Government in October. Despite being made aware of the huge resistance from motorists, the Government pushed ahead with the 2p duty increase, leaving the public frustrated and angry. Over 80,000 people had voted against the tax hike on our blog post.

The protests of 2000 achieved some success in that the fuel duty escalator was frozen. However, it has now resumed and with the rising price of oil motorists are paying ever increasing taxation due to VAT on fuel. Unlike fuel duty which is fixed, VAT is charged at 17.5%, so for every 1p increase in the price of fuel, we are actually paying an extra 1.175p.

We'd love to hear what you think. How have the tax and oil price rises affected you? Will you be forced to tighten your belt this Christmas as a result?

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Posted by Peakoil, 11th December 2007 8:31am

I live in a rural commmunity. We are serviced by one bus an hour Monday to Saturday, with the last bus at 6.30pm. The bus links to other routes in the nearest small town 5 miles away, but a journey to the nearest major town, given the lack of fit between the bus times and the circuitous route the second bus takes, is about an hour and forty minutes whereas the car takes about 20 minutes. The village shop closed a couple of years ago and now the post office is schduled for closure. Most of the petrol stations are some distance away; whether franchised, independent or supermarkets, their prices are all pretty the same (Strange eh?).
People in the village have no choice but to use their cars for everything from getting a pint of milk to going to the doctors. But the village is 100+ miles north of London, so is the Government bothered. I very much doubt it.

Posted by Phil Shuttleworth, 11th December 2007 8:31am

As a pensioner who has worked hard throughout his working career to be independant in his old age, changing from petrol to diesel years back when it was considered that diesel was better for the environment. I am finding it extremely difficult to meet all the escalating costs. The increased cost of fuel which ultimately impacts on food costs etc. has meant that I can now only use my car selectively. Living in rural Devon as I do I have no alternative but to use my car if I need the normal necessities of life let alone any social existance. My funds are depleting at an increased rate since this government has beein in power and my alternatives seem to be 1. End up as a scrounger on the state or 2. to Emigrate. Let me know when ,where and how to protest.

Posted by Granddad G, 11th December 2007 8:33am

I think it is absolutely disgusting how greedy this Government is. We are taxed to the hilt in this country - and we are paying for all the immigrants coming here through our taxes.

It's about time we stopped being so apathetic as a nation!

Posted by Jane Martin, 11th December 2007 8:34am

Well Done, I cant belive why we all just sit down and let this Gov/Country act like the oppisite to Robin Hood, In any other Euro Country they would be out in the streets protesting.
Come On England get of your Arse

Posted by Dave Bakal, 11th December 2007 8:40am

Although retired we live in a country village in Scotland. Buses run only once per hour, and even then do not pass the supermarmarkets which are on Estates. Therefore we have to run a small car which gets more difficult every
year when you are on the Government Pension plus a small Occupational pension. We try and keep mileage to a minimum, however to make visits to the local hospital would mean taking 3 buses, so what alternative is there.

These MP's and Ministers want to try living with Pensioners for a month to see what struggling is!!

Posted by Brian Robinson, 11th December 2007 8:40am

I commute to work every day, which is a 80 mile round-trip. In September I changed my car to a diesel to get more for my money, which worked for me initially until October and now the cost of diesel is a ridiculous £1.09p at my garage it is costing a fortune, almost £50 a week. This means I rarely go out in the car any other time to save fuel! I can't believe it keeps rising and rising every time I fill up, something really needs to be done and I would fully support any action taken.

Posted by Emma Guy, 11th December 2007 8:41am

Just returned from New York City...petrol is $3.50 a Gallon ! Thats £1.75 a Gallon equivalent £1.75 divided by 4.54 = 38p a litre !!!

Posted by Bill Stevens, 11th December 2007 8:41am

Why is it governments are to afraid to increase income tax but feel it is perfectly right to use stealth tax to rip off the motorist, don't they get enough to waste through camera and parking fines.
This increase above £1 will be used to increase waisted billions given to the health service, education and MP's / civil servants wages and pensions without any increase in service that can be seen. The exact opposite is true, it would not be such a waste if it was spent on defence to include servicemans' pay, quarters and equipement.
Look forward to your council tax increase in April and for those who voted Labour over the last three elections you only have yourselves to blame.

Posted by Stephen Taylor, 11th December 2007 8:44am

The duty on petrol went up 2p, the price of petrol went up by more than 10p. Someone's ripping us off and its not the Government.

Posted by Michael Parker, 11th December 2007 8:45am

Good luck to all the Protesters, and hope it holds. Not only should people go to the Refineries, but they should have some ANGRY scenes outside No 10,
Do things like the french do and dont back down..

Posted by B. Passingham, 11th December 2007 8:49am

What can you say ? This Government just tax tax tax and hide behind the Enviroment Friendly excuse ! Surely they realise as soon as fuel rises in price , everything else rises in price due to the fact that we transport all our goods by road. The cost of living rises and results in misery and hardship for many people !. The Government love to see fuel rise in price due to the fact that they collect more tax no doubt to waste on some purile cause not connected to the welfare of the people of the UK. Oil has now dipped below $90 a barrel so lets see a reduction in the cost of fuel now and hold a general election and end this Labour Government !

Posted by Colin Gill, 11th December 2007 8:53am

The increase in prices of fuel as always, provides more tax for the Exchequer. It is yet again another stealth tax in which the Prime Minister always fails to mention. This additional burden always affects the poorest and certainly those that live in rural areas where public transport is often non-existent. Clearly companies will pass on the costs to consumers in the form of higher food prices, prices which are already escalating as a result of inflation.

The Government is incredibly insensitive and frankly do not care. Members of Parliament have to share some of the criticism. They are not making their voices heard on behalf of the people.

George

Posted by George Gunning, 11th December 2007 8:53am

I fully support the protets and wish it had been done sooner. I own a japanese sportscar which I use to race and with fuel prices the way they are I wont be able to race next year as it will simply be too expensive.
Getting back and forth to work in my other car used to cost me about £30 a week. Now it costs me over £40 due to the public transport system being so shody and more people being forced to drive. Several people I know who have used public transport have received warnings for being late to work even when its not their fault and buses haven't turned up. Who gets sacked then? The Drivers? Their Managers? No they do!
Do the protests and make it last as long as possible.

Posted by Gareth Williams, 11th December 2007 8:53am

I am a driving instructor and the increased cost of petrol is making it very difficult to earn a decent living. Also, does the government want to encourage me to sit at the side of the road talking to my pupils rather than giving them proper on-road experience. I spend at least £150.00 a week on petrol and just cannot afford to keep paying more.

Posted by Malcolm Chester, 11th December 2007 8:55am

It is about time the goverment relise that we cant keep on affording these rises with everything else going up exept the wages.
The "FAT CAT" Goverment should cut the tax costs.

Posted by Sheridan Taylor, 11th December 2007 8:56am

>> 2770: I agree, this country is heading for third world status and as ever in a third world country the cost of fuel escalates out of control closely followed by fast inflation.

Exactly! Bingo! You've got it!

We've been living off the unexpected gift of North Sea oil & gas for many years ... but due to the collapse of the North Sea supplies we have now become importers of oil & gas. Take a look at the UK balance of payments over the last few months ... disaster!

High fuel & food prices are here to stay.

What does an energy importing UK have to offer the world? Our factories have mostly gone. We have no natural resources to export.

In five years you will look back on the blog with amazement. That's of course if the electricity is on that day, and you are one of the few who can still afford the Internet.

Posted by Vortex, 11th December 2007 8:59am

I work for the NHS and have a journey which takes me through the city centre therefore probably using more fuel than i would normally. I don't have to travel very far - approximately 4.5 miles per journey but my point is that at this moment I have not yet received a pay increase because of the state of the Health Service. With the increase in every thing just recently I am finding it hard to manage my house - I live alone so my income pays for everythng.
In this day and age i should not have to be worrying about being able to afford to get to work in my own transport but that is what it is coming down to. Why should I have to use public transport and sit with unwell, obnoxious and sometimes smelly people just to get to work. I think i'd rather sponge off the state and stay at home all day.

Posted by Karen Iliffe, 11th December 2007 8:59am

I find the price of fuel in the uk ridiculous, I was on holiday in Tenerife in October the price of a litre of diesel was about 70 cents. How can UK industries compete with other countries when the cost of moving goods around is so high due to the amount of duty we pay on fuel.

Posted by Peter Davies, 11th December 2007 9:01am

The price of fuel is going through the roof and like one of your readers said it is the price of tax and the money the Government is getting from us. 'Rip off Britain' again. Lets hope somebody listens to our concerns.

Posted by Chris Knight, 11th December 2007 9:02am

Keeping fuel prices at this unacceptable level, may well have a positive effect on the governments coffers! But where is this money going to ? With the NHS / Schools / Local Authorities having to closing facilities. Due to lack of government funding.
And is the government aware of the negative effects not only on drivers, but business / family's who are also paying higher costs in the supermarkets. So much for economic growth Mr Brown!!!
Mr Brown i hope you and your government can sleep at night.

Posted by Mike Henderson, 11th December 2007 9:05am

Why are the free press not reporting the fuel protest on the news instead of reporting an insurance fraud case for 5 days ????

Posted by Puuma Mcpuuma, 11th December 2007 9:05am

I fully support the protest. This government MUST reduce petrol tax to bring down the price to European levels. The whole UK economy is at issue. We've had our fair share of rip off UK.

Posted by Riki Apperley, 11th December 2007 9:10am

Cannot understand how there has not been a protest before now with fuel now 10% dearer than in September
On a fixed income this is disaster and the food costs have rocketed partly due to the fuel increases - Of course the government is rubbing its hands. One day they may get what they deserve!

Posted by Malcolm Mcnab, 11th December 2007 9:14am

One of the biggest problems of these protests seems to be getting enough of the public behind it, the only reason i found out about it was an email passed to me from a friend, otherwise i would be oblivious to it!

Posted by Anthony Hampsheir, 11th December 2007 9:16am

it's about time! some action is needed to let Gordon Brown know to sort it out! he's useless!!!

Posted by Andrew Knight, 11th December 2007 9:18am

Like every one else I am fed up with all the cons this government employs to get more money out of us and not just motorists.
I was fortunate or unfortunate to visit the theatre in London last month and at 2pm Trafalgar Square was grid locked. My cab driver was understanding and suggested it would be quicker if we walked. I saw at least 6 to 8 buses and I am not exagerating they were either totally empty or had only one or two people on board!!!!! Public transport caused the congestion!!!!!! and burning fuel going nowhere into the bargain!!!!!

Posted by Ray Padfield-krala, 11th December 2007 9:21am

its about time we all took a stand.i work for a nursing agency and have to travel all over the place.i work nights try and get a bus a cover my distance,i live in staffordshire and have been known to travel to cheshire, shropshire, derbyshire, taxi's cost to much, as for bus's don't get me started on them. what should have taken 20 mins in the car took 45 mins on the bus, i follow the advice on petrol prices turning engine off etc i plan my routes very carefully now. really fed up, and under paid! motorist,

Posted by Bettina Capewell, 11th December 2007 9:23am

I am very angry with the increase in Fuel price esp when there is a) no suitable means to use public transport and b) the prices on public transport are not cheap either esp when you have to travel with family.

I support fuel protest

regards,
Rajneesh Singh

Posted by Rajneesh Singh, 11th December 2007 9:31am

The government is relying totally on the public's lack of collective voice with respect to increasing fuel taxes. We're not sheep and should not be treated as such. If (like the French) the UK had a history of revolution embedded in our culture, successive governments of all persuasions wouldn't get away with half the things they do 'in our name'. We're too meek by far but 'meek' is not a euphemism for stupid or uncaring - we just don't act together and allow the government to dismiss every protest as some sort of loony 'fringe' element.

Posted by Kevin Horn, 11th December 2007 9:35am

How can the government's so-called "green" policy be taken seriously when the cost of travelling by train is escalating beyond any reasonable measure? How on earth do they expect people to go to work or to travel the country on business or leisure at the prices they are allowing the train companies to charge not to mention the lack of provision on some routes?? For years it has been cheaper for us to tavel to the continent by plane for a holiday than it has to go in the UK. It is obvious therefore, that fuel charges are a tax gathering exercise and nothing more and the government is finding it hard now that there is a slow-down in the economy to fund its reckless spending initiatives over the last 10 years.

Posted by Terence Hunt, 11th December 2007 9:35am

the petrol companys just put it daily now,and the brits just put up with it,about time everybody stood together and protested about it,like everything else we don t get consulted about rises anymore they just go up.

Posted by Terry Hewer, 11th December 2007 9:37am

If you read the article you see that lorry drivers are protesting to freeze prices for commercial drivers.

Posted by Sanna, 11th December 2007 9:38am

as a struggling delivery company,the cost of fuel has forced us to put up our rates,this not only has passed the costs onto the customer but the annual profit has gone down 36% in the last 2 years of business
the blockades of 2000 made a difference for a while,until the government put the cost up again,
we should be doing more!!!

Posted by Martyndc5, 11th December 2007 9:39am

its just another way of stealing money from the people

Posted by I Zahra, 11th December 2007 9:42am

I will support the protestors all the way, even if it means i cannot fill up my vehicle. Something needs to be done.

My local stations added the 2p duty increase (duty increase is a laugh. we already paid the highest fuel taxes in Europe!) But after the rise to the 97.9 - 99.9 mark why in the past month or so has it increased to 109.9 in the Cambridge area?

Fuel companies have jumped on the post £1/litre psychological barrier and now are hiking it as much as they can. Soon we will be faced with £1.20, £1.50, £1.90 a litre!

I bet BP, Esso, Shell e.t.c. all post record profits again!

Roll on the protest...You SHOULD have 100% public support!

Posted by Richard, 11th December 2007 9:42am

Petrol prices are becoming crucifying. I really have to consider when and where I drive too now. Everything seems to be increase above the rate of inflation and companies are unable to increase wages at the same rate.

I would seriously use public transport as an alternative if the prices of those were not so high and they were more reliable. Where I live buses are often late and if this is the case the drivers take it upon themselves to pass some stops. They run approx every 30 minutes at busy periods and less during the day. The price for a 5 mile journey for an adult is £4.00 and takes over an hour as you have to change buses. Trains are not much better approx £14 to London (40 Minutes away) and often standing. I wouldn'y mind so much if I was in the middle of nowhere but I live in and near busy towns.

Also with the rise of more and more retail parks where there is no or little public transport to and from we have no choice but to drive.

WHAT CHOICES DO WE HAVE? IT SEEMS THE CONSUMER HAVE NONE, AND THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A DEMOCRACY.......

Posted by E Cairns, 11th December 2007 9:47am

NO MORE RIP OFFS LETS GET OUT THERE AND PROTEST.

CLOSE ALL SUPERMARKETS DOWN BY PROTESTING MR TESCO AND MR ASDA WOULD SOON SORT MR BROWN OUT

BEFORE LONG IT WILL BE £1-50 A LITRE

Posted by Rob, 11th December 2007 9:47am

This is another part of Bliar's legacy.

The rise in the oil price was engineered by oilman Bush's neocon gang invading Afghanistan and Iraq, assisted by our own lying murdering thieving treacherous Bliar and his bagman Brown.

Get rid of our criminal government and their tory supporters and get our country back.

Posted by Herb Cooper, 11th December 2007 9:47am

glad to hear it - will be in full support the price of fuel is ridiculous and an unnecessary extra expense that hard working people have to suffer
well done

Posted by Carly Anne Evans, 11th December 2007 9:49am

Keep up the good work guys its about time the goverment listened to the public

Posted by William Richardson, 11th December 2007 9:50am

if gordon brown and all his cronies had to pay their own road tax and fuel expenses instead of getting it in taxes from ordinary people they would notbeable to run their cars,he gets in his to go 100yds ,what has he got feet for,tells everybody else to go by public transport,it cost me £1.40 just to go to stops to town am a pensioner,gordon brown practice what you preach,good on the strike,if everybody didnt go to work or fill up for a week it would hit his pocket,but he knows we cant afford to sit at home no money coming in

Posted by Margaret, 11th December 2007 9:50am

Having recently returned from holiday in Australia where the fuel is around 60 pence per litre for unleaded, how can the rediculous cost of fuel in this country be justified??

Posted by M Munro, 11th December 2007 9:50am

up 20% since oct 2006!! poor public transport...its hard to balance.. if transport was good i'd ditch the car.. we're running out of fuel... its confusin.. but were bein ripped off for sure as always by yellow bellied politicians and corporate pigs..

Posted by David, 11th December 2007 9:51am

I am a disabled driver in receipt of a mobility car which enables me to get around. I cannot use public transport due to my injuries so I have no choice but to use a car. I had to retire early from work so my only income is incapacity benefit and a small private pension. The recent price rises will have severely impacted on people's in similar circustances as there has been no increase in benefits paid, in fact there has been a reduction in benefits due to indirect taxation from fuel price rises.

Posted by Mr Pd Isaacs, 11th December 2007 9:55am

All any government has eve done is add more taxes this is one source where they make a killing.

I would like each one of you out there to work out I/how much you pay in income tax, national insurance, taxes you pay to eat, drink, paid on bought goods, on all service industries you use and most things you put your hand in your pocket for. You pay tax to live in your home, to dispose of rubbish (thats the next big earner for the state along with road tolls) airport taxes, flight tax, fuel surchages. Now if you don't eat, drink, wear clothes or go anywhere and you live outside in the open you dont pay taxes, for the rest of us between 75/80 per cent of our money goes in tax in one form or another. Work it out for yourselves. When you have all come to the same conclusion maybe around 60 million people will have a national protest. But in reality you won't work it out and still walk around goin Baa Baa.

Posted by R Meakes, 11th December 2007 9:56am

This is fantastic, tax on fuel at its current level is so unfair. If you want any other service you pay for it but with fuel it's mostly tax. As a family we spend £100 on fuel just to get to work and local journeys on 2 small cars and we already pay income tax and NI so this is out of our net income, it would be better to take more income tax at least then it would be proportional especially for families on middle and lower incomes.

Posted by Ellie Buck, 11th December 2007 9:57am

About time people stood up to the Government.

I have very little disposable income each month that I use on my kids when I have them but that has been squeezed and squeezed to the point I can't afford to do stuff with them when I have them over. Each time I have the kids I have a 500 mile fuel bill.
It has go to the stage I sit there and I try and work out where to fill up and whether I can time the fuel stop to be worth while.

As with many here I live in a rural environment and without a car I can't get to work or the shops.

I work with Americans and they cannot believe how much we pay or how it is broken down. They wonder how we survive in this country. I just reply we don't we just exist!

Any action will hit people getting to and from work, doing runs for elderly friends and families and carers as well as busnisses large and small but something needs to be done and soon.

Our once proud nation is becoming a domestic joke.

As an aside why keep hitting aviation when the Shipping people's carbon footprint is worse (and they admitted as such on BBC breakfast the other week)

Posted by Gary, 11th December 2007 9:58am

Something drastic needs to be done very quickly with this government and thier crazy attitude to tax on fuel, not only will people be unable to afford to get to work the price of everything transported by road will increase in price because of it, so the working man and women looses their job by not being able to afford the fuel they then become a none tax payer and rely on state handouts.
surely the government think of this when they increase the tax burden or are they just waiting until the worst happens and hope that another party are in charge so that they can get the blame?
Remember the MP's are not affected by all of this, they get their fuel free along with everything else.

Posted by Barry Nunn, 11th December 2007 9:59am

I think the Government is to be blamed for this increase. About time someone took a stand. Please keep me posted!!!

Posted by Vinesh Shah, 11th December 2007 10:00am

This government should be ashamed of themselves. The workers of this country end up paying extortionate amounts of tax on everything, the middle band of workers are not able to better themselves as we have to pay so much more tax in this country and the petrol prices are absolutely diabolical.

Posted by Susan Davies, 11th December 2007 10:01am

about time. i have been waiting for this for some time, especially when the government hiked the tax up by 2p.
i live in a rural area where public transport is rubbish so a car is an essential piece of equipment.

what does the government want, for all of us to abandon the rural areas and live in large towns/cities.

Posted by Philip Tomlins, 11th December 2007 10:02am

Having read the majority of these blogs ,I wonder how many of the writers voted for this lying pathetic shower of a government. I am 82 yrs of age, served with the RM in the Pacific and still enjoy my car and the occasional pint. I now find it difficult to pay for diesel and my pint will cost more because of the Yobs and their weekly swill. Oh that I were young enough to leave this country, now ruined by this repulsive Government .

Posted by Harold Hicks, 11th December 2007 10:06am

As prices creep up more and more people will be forced off the roads which is exactly what this government wants. At the same time businesses will close down and prices will continue to rise. The job of running a country is too big for politicians who are not trained to do it. We need top business people to be politicians but they are too wise to want the job. I despair ------------keep protesting.

Posted by Angela Rowlands, 11th December 2007 10:10am

People can't stop driving. SO they will keep buying fuel. Shop will keep delivering goods using tracks (so foos&stuff prices up) And after that Government will say - spending increased... inflation blah... lets' increase interest rate!... It all works for big City boys & Government, not for the nation...

Posted by Alex, 11th December 2007 10:12am

when and where will the protests be - ill be there! i live in the middle of the countryside and rely on my car for everything - fuel prices are extortionate - and all to pay MP's expenses. i also love the way they managed to keep a lid on the press from reporting that on of the petrol plants caight on fire - so nie to see we still live in a democracy and that free speech still works!

Posted by Carol Coleman, 11th December 2007 10:20am

Harold Hicks 3493

You are not alone.

Everybody in this country that fought to win the war has received the reward of what we have now.

Successive governments have ruined the UK with their own selfish agendas, and the ordinary people have been sold down the river.

However, our young people are wise to what is going on, and they will salvage what is left; the ones who don't emigrate that is.

Posted by Herb Cooper, 11th December 2007 10:21am

I am one of the many disabled people living in a rural community who depends on a car. Money is, as with many disabled people, tight and getting tighter as we are taxed more and more.

I find that it is getting so that for all intents an puposes I am housebound, because no money means limited petrol therefore no travelling.

All Politicians, of all parties, don't care, as being MPs, they can write off fuel as an expence or travel in Goverment cars fuelled from our taxes.

Bring on the protests. Let us all protest and bring down this corrupt parliament.

Posted by John Dashwood, 11th December 2007 10:21am

Living and working in a rural area means we have no real choice, we must buy our fuel locally, yet 26 miles away the price of fuel, both supermarket, shell, BP and Esso have prices 5p a litre cheaper, why is that? Who is ripping who off? Fuel delivery doed not and never has warranted a 5p a lire premium.

The cost of this "premium" is passed on locally by all trades who require to buy their fuel in the Scottish Borders and therefore inflation has a bigger impact on us than those living in a city. Any excuse by the major fuel suppliers to abuse us aliong with the rip the motorist for every penny in tax until they squeak, the day is coming when enough is enought and the revolt starts.....

Posted by Fraser Brydon, 11th December 2007 10:22am

The sooner we bring these arrogant clowns to realize that people have had enough the better. Every body pays far too much tax particularly on fuel ( the politicians have recently awarded themselves a 66% pay rise plus bigger pensions and expenses) is this their way of making us pay for it?

Where di I go and what do I do to protest?

I am sick to the back teeth of them.

Posted by John Hazelton, 11th December 2007 10:27am

Your all forgetting why are they doing this in the first place? Ask yourselves?

Oil is running out, global warming is becoming a major issue...put yourselves in the governments shoes. If your planet is coming to an end quicker than you would think, what would you do?

You'd do everything you can to ensure things are brought back to a safe level. The only way to do that is to raise fuel prices, so less of us can afford it, so less of us use it, hence less emissions, so that hopefully things can be brought back to the norm.

The last thing they want is the people forking our for these higher prices, buying fuel and using up fuel as normal, and maintaining these levels of harmful emissions. Their aim is to lower all this.

Your all complaining now, but the reality is, if the govt continued to sell fuel as cheaply as possible, we would be using more than we are now. If the world was coming to an end tomorrow due to all this, who would you blame? Yourselves? nope. The governments of the world - for not addressing these issues ASAP. which is what theyre doing now!

Ps. I filled up my 306 HDi yesterday - £66 !!! Terrible isnt it ? haha :-)

Posted by Mr S, 11th December 2007 10:29am

Its only going to get more expensive as time goes on. We know trhe facts we have a limited supply of crude oil. Lets all support renewable energy systems, wind/solar/hydro even nuclear power and become a self sufficient country.

Posted by Aneesa Ahmad, 11th December 2007 10:31am

I support this 100% - like all of you, I'm surprised nothing has happened sooner. I'm so peed off with this government taking money off us and then spending it on things we don't need or shouldn't get involved in.

I need my car, there is no way I can manage without it - I live in a rural area, where there are two buses a day. There is absolutely no alternative for me. I don't know where they get these ideas from that we can all just jump on public transport.

It seems like we Brits just put up with everything without saying a word - it's about time we copied the French and protested more!

Posted by Louise Dewalter, 11th December 2007 10:32am

I've never been one to support the way the french get things done by using national strikes aginst the government, but we must be getting very close to having to follow suit. The situation we are in is as a result of being led by a PM who has never faced an election within his own psarty and consequently has total power. He knows his back benchers will support him come what may or they will get a wage drop!!
Unfortunatly we will all have to grin and bear it until the next election when we will have a chance to put matters right and get rid of this sorry lot!!

Posted by Tony Matthews, 11th December 2007 10:33am

I would like to know more re any protest re fuel prices. Have a normal family Diesel saloon which when i bought it a year or so ago it cost around £50 to fill up and now it costs approx £62. It just creaps up on you. Then we will be penalised as a nation for the high inflation that their increase in prices brings about because of these spiraling costs. Still i suppose they need the money to pay for this illegal war in Iraq that nobody wanted either.
Keep the pressure on them then maybe one day they will listen to the people they should be serving, not Mugging

Posted by Steve Wilson-hamilton, 11th December 2007 10:33am

The only way round the problem is, to introduce some kind of renewable resource so we can all get to work as we do now, so food can get delivered to our supermarkets, and we can all visit our grannies on a weekend, WITHOUT producing these emissions and harming our planet.

So instead of arguin over the sake of 5p, why dont we all put our heads together and think of something, something productive, something that will ensure our children are brought up in a pleasant environment ?

Its the only way forward.

Posted by Mr S, 11th December 2007 10:34am

It's all very well protesting about avoiding paying our dues in terms of taxes, but we have to remember that without theses contributions we cannot have all the benefits we all expect, or should |I say demand (e.g. NHS (which we all use or may use in times af great need); Police, Ambulance Service, Fire Brigade, Defence, Transport Infrastructure, etc (the list will be massive if I go on - but you get the point!).
A better way would be to protest for a fairer tax system all round - built on the ability to pay, say no tax burden until a threshold is reached and then a set figure (for example 25p in the pound) to be deducted from all earnings above this threshold. This way everybody would be treated equally - and no need for creative accounting for the more affluent in society.
Finally, I believe it should be a source of pride to contribute to our society's prosperity, not something to bemoan at every opportunity - I can fully understand the Australian's calling us 'Whinging Poms' as whinging seems to be the only thing that we excel at, which is a sad inditement on the British mindsight (I have to say British because our subjegated members of the UK union (e.g. Welsh, Scots and Northern Irish) are as adept at this as we English are).

Posted by Wayne Tiffany, 11th December 2007 10:35am

Before I had a diesel car, unleaded was always the more expensive option, so then I convert to a diesel and what happens???? Diesel becomes the more expensive!!! I have to travel 25 miles a day to work then home again! ( unsociable shift work) therefore public transport is no option for me what so ever! I won't be able to afford to get to work at this rate. Tax on this Tax on that! They'll be taxing us on the air we breathe soon... I am 100% behind any protests as and when they happen.

Posted by Debbie Sapsford, 11th December 2007 10:36am

Mr S - do you drive a yaris?

we need to stop this petrol rise now, we need to do it fast!! its getting silly now!

Posted by Jacko, 11th December 2007 10:37am

If they need to tax the hell out of fuel then fine - BUT the public transport system should be sorted out FIRST. For God's sake that's just sensible surely?
It costs me over £60 a week to get into work by car, but that rises up to an astounding £110 a week if I use public transport - and even then I would have to leave 2 hours earlier and get home 3 hours later, with a 3 mile walk added on for benefit!
I cannot afford any more fuel rises, (in fact I can barely afford the level it is at NOW), and I can't move closer to where I work in London as I can't afford housing any nearer than I am now - in effect I have been hit by the governments double-whammy of extortionate fuel prices and house prices.

If this protest takes of then it will hurt, but that seems to be the only thing this government takes notice of. I will gladly join the blockades.

Posted by T Dixon, 11th December 2007 10:38am

I agree that all we need to rely less on the use of the car as oil supplies are running out. But, as I see it, the Government seems to see this as just a way to make more money - the money they take from us for petrol duty is not spent on green initiatives.

How about forcing builders to build energy saving homes, investing more in public transport, stop closing local schools - thus making us reliant on the car to get kids to school, grants for energy saving etc etc. They expect the public to compromise and to pay more and more, but do we see them spending more on it?

Posted by Louise Dewalter, 11th December 2007 10:41am

I am a pensioner with a 92 year old mother who is registered blind, partically deaf and with reduced mobility. She, more than I, rely on my having a car as she would never go outside her house otherwise.
A car for many pensioners is not a luxury, it is a necessity because of mobility problems.
We are both worried that at the rate petrol is rising my mother will end up a recluse because I will no longer be able to afford to run my car!!

Posted by Yvonne Clover-lambert, 11th December 2007 10:41am

Its about time there is a strike.

Posted by Jamal Uddin, 11th December 2007 10:41am

Petrol affects everything we buy because the majority of goods are brought by road. Prices in the shops are very high at the moment and it is true we in Britain pay the highest prices for everything!
I will support any action that gets the government sitting up and taking notice. BUT don't take it to extreme militancy, just make our feelings known. It worked last time!

Posted by Jackie, 11th December 2007 10:46am

It would be wonderful for our personal finances if we could all enjoy cheap fuel. Unfortunately it would have dire consequences for the generations yet to come and for this planet. From April 2008 all over 60 have access to free public transport. The greater the increase in fuel the more likely these are to switch from private to public transport, and for others to avoid gas guzzlers. Sorry, but fuel prices must continue to rise.

Posted by Phil Halliwell, 11th December 2007 10:46am
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