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With the pound so strong and oil priced in dollars why the hike

In line with every other business where Motor Fuel is used I feel the Motorist is again being penalised to supplement the inadequeses of the Government.
We appear in this country to help financially every other problem in countrys in which we have no business, this seems to then reflect on the overburden on services within the U.K.

If only everybody had got behind the fuel price protest of 2000 then just may be we in the uk would not be talking of such a price rise as we have seen in the UK in recent times, but as usual the goverment put out some hipe and the then every body turned against the protesters, hense the goverment has increased the reveue that they take from the motorist. And here we are back to more talks about the fuel price. I think that if the public stuck together then we have the people power to make a differance.

Like most other pensioners my wife and I are feeling the effects of the horrific price increases attributed to the hike in petrol prices. Every body that is ableto, puts up the prices to cover the increase in petrol prices. i.e delivery costs, increases in materials due to increased fuel costs.Those at work put in for increases to cover thier increasesd costs, the viscious circle always ends with those unfortunates on fixed incomes. Where does it all end, the pensioner now has to sell his property to cover medical needs, how long is it going to be before we all need to remortgage our property to allow us the freedom of our own transport.

i live in the middle of nowhere and have to drive 75mls to get to work in the morning leaving the house at 05 15am to get to work for 07 15am and do not get home till 1800hrs. There is no public transport, we do not even have street lights, to live day to day is getting harder and harder. Good luck to any action taken.

Well in this country ..we just lie down and let the government walk all over us... you give them an inch and they take a mile... we are losing our rights at an alarming rate... The French would not stand for it ..if it was their country... we need a Revolution ... Its about time people were united in fighting for our rights... before we become a policed state like in some futuristic film like Equilibrium.It all may seem far fetched but its so dangerously close you can smell it.... Wait until the Government tax you for the air you breathe or for having intercourse.... they merrily throw money away following the US.... well they sit and think of more ways to screw Joe public ... taxing us for fuel is a slow and comfortable way for them to screw us.... You think they care about the Environment??? Dont be easily fooled

I Think its about time the motorist stopped getting hit with the cost of ineffecient departments and services.

I feel that the government should do everything they can - including cutting the tax on fuel - in order to keep the price of fuel at a reasonable price, because each increase puts pressure on the industrial part of our economy to offset their increasing travel costs by passing the rise onto the consumer, thereby the cost of living goes up as a result...then the government wonder why there is discontent, and even wonder why the cost of living is rising!!!

This country is heading to become a place only livable by the rich, Protests would have to be nation wide for this government to even be concerned.

The recent rises in fuel do not follow market movements in any case. Yes prices per barrel rose to a new high, but lets not forget the dollar fell to an all time low. In real terms there was no justification for an increase here in the UK.
To add to that, WHY has every forecourt increased the price of LPG by as much as 5p per litre, it has not changed at all. This is a blatant increase into the pockets of the forecourt owners.

Why does Britain have to pay more tax on fuel than anywhere else? If it is to help the environment then why not put high road tax on fuel inefficient cars which do an average of less than say 30 or 25 miles per gallon rather than penalise the average motorist. I live in a rural area with no bus service to the villages where my children's friends live, do I have to stop them seeing their friends during school holidays and weekends?
Public transport is expensive and not always there when you need it especially in rural areas where cars are needed most.

I fully support any protest against the burgeoning cost of fuel.
What I would like to know is:
When, for years unleaded was dearer than diesel, why is diesel now dearer?As I understand it, it requires less refinement than unleaded!
Could it be that more people are buying diesel, less people are buying unleaded, the Government is losing revenue, so the diesel prices are hiked?
I would be interested to know.
Pete

Gorden the goafer is on about stopping ppl smoking stopping ppl drinking so whats he do put the fuel tax up what a prat.
Put 30p on CIGARETTES and take 20p off fuel you dont have to be a brain surgeon or Prime minister to take simple action..

Graham

I feel that now the cost of a litre of fuel has exceeded the £1 mark there will be no stopping the government or fuel suppliers increasing the price we motorists have to pay. The £1 per litre was a barrier which many were reluctant to exceed lest there was an uproar. Well there was no uproar to speak of so it is all ahead steam full for the Government and fuel suppliers to keep hiking the price up and blaming it on the cost of a barrel of crude.

Why can't a proportion of the income form road fund licences be used to globally develop greener and renewable fuel technology. It would be up to ALL counrties to contribute to as this is a global issue. Perhaps the contribution could be calculated on how much pollution that counry creates.

I work 12 hour shifts & with no public transport available, like many others I have to use a car, If the government had their cars & perks taken away & had to live in the real world these price rises would soon stop, ( no attendance at westminster no pay).
I will back the protesters regardless of any inconveniences caused to us and I urge everyone else to do the same.

I can totally understand why lorry drivers are doing this and I agree that someone has to do something. The price of diesel is totally out of hand. I own a diesal car and I will make sure that I have plenty in the tank. So good luck to all the lorry drivers. Let's hope that government listen to us, their voters, for once.

I was beginning to think that we were all just going to lie down and accept this appalling state of affairs; so it's good to see that we are doing something about the price hikes in fuel. This doesn't just hit the car driver as some people seem to think, but it has a knock on effect for other services (think about Ambulances and Fire Engines). How on earth does the government expect the citizens of this country to make use of Public Transport when everyone knows that any increase in fuel prices, also means an increase in fares. It's ok for the rich and wealthy politicians to drive around in their gas guzzlers and pontificate on the subject, but we are the ones who suffer in the long term. Come on Unite and Fight this Injustice!!

Something has to be done - the price of fuel is way to high at the moment.

I don't use my car that much, but when I do use it, more often than not, I use it to get to friends or to do my voluntary work or job interviews. I live in Cardiff, the public transport situation is ok within, but getting up to the valleys and other places the public transport is far from adequate.

I support the action, but hope that the action won't prevent people from going about their daily lives. People still have jobs to do and jobs to get to and should not be prevented from doing so. Go slows on the motorway are ok, but just take up the outside lane

I have been following a request to only buy petrol from supermarket stations, thus hitting the big oil companies. If everyone followed this practice, it may have an impact and finally get the message across to the oil companies that people simply cannot afford this continuing rise in petrol prices. I fully support campaigns to get the fuel prices down.

So glad that someone is finally doing something about the dreadful fuel rises. As said before, this hits everyone in the pocket not just people who have cars. Food prices go up in line with petrol increases and that hits everyone. This government needs to sit up and listen to people and cut fuel tax but, as usual, they probably won't listen.

Take public transport, what a joke! And what a cost for such poor service. Most of us dont live in London. My average weekly travel time triples by public transport!
Someone with vested interests in the oil market makes these desicions to raise the fuel costs, by the way how much of our money has been paid out for the wars, compared to creating better public transport systems? Hypocrits, stop treating us like idiots! I am outraged at the fuel costs and the knock on effects.

At last people of this country are prepared to take a stand, GOOD LUCK to all those that take part in this protest. Lets hope that what is an increasingly FAILING GOVERNMENT sit up and take notice.

I hope that the protest remains peacefull and no-one gets hurt ,injured or arrested.

How is it that France can sell diesel for 75p per litre? Also why is diesel more expensive than ordinary petrol in this country where it isn't in most of Europe?

Mr Brown says everyone should pay their fair share of tax. How dare he use the word 'fair' !! How can taxing on a tax be fair? For every hike in duty add another 17.5% VAT. No-one likes to pay tax, but most are intelligent enough to realise it is a necessary evil. However this double taxation, resulting in around 17p a litre being added, is clearly not a fair tax and should not be legal. The problem is convincing the idiots who voted him in in the first place. Oops forgot he hasnt been has he?!!!

My job is visiting families across most of the North West and does add up to well abover average mileage in most months. I advise families and families can chose if to buy into or not without pressure (Not hard selling). Unfortunately I am expected to fund all my own fuel bills - which also includes delivery and so a second trip is necessary (not to mention collection should someone cancel which happened recently which meant I'd driven almost 240 miles without making a penny - and this is now greatly affecting my income. I know that there are many more in my situation and prices are now absurd compared to other parts of the world (with regard to government taxes etc).
This particular government is not interested in the ordinary hard working person as they have other agendas. They will CERTAINLY not be receiving my vote in the future (and I am not supportive of any one particular party). If people take action it MUST hurt the government or it will have little or no effect. I can't believe I am writing in this way but I certainly am very concerned about fuel costs and my living.

I am furious that this anti-motorist government continues to ignore public opinion , and I am beginning to feel that we should cipy the French and take to the streets

Go for it!!! - it needs to be done!!!

I live in a rural area. My 8 year old daughter goes to a school three villages away and because of "financial cutbacks" the government stopped the 30 children from this village travelling on the school bus even though they alone donated £300 EACH pa towards it! Now the empty bus goes through our village and we are forced to get our children to school independantly.
Whilst I have not registered as disabled I do have a disabled sticker as I have difficulty walking distances.
The current MAD petrol prices is putting people in my village (especially those getting their children to school by car) in real hardship. If they really could justify the prices - which they can't - exceptions should be made for those with disabilities and living in rural areas. It would not be difficult to administer as both those criteria are logged on one government computer or the other.
OR HAVE THEY LOST THOSE DISKS TOO???!!!

we all have been on the wrong end of this goverments pricing policys, they seem to think that the people are an endless pot for them to dip into when they want,
it's time to stand up and be counted get real, we need a party that stands for the people of this country not other countrys,
I for one welcome fuel protests, we should have a national strike to show these despots how we feel,

We have seen the cost of fuel slowly rise from 76p a litre to a new average of 1.05 per litre; 30p per litre MORE than it was during the last fuel price protests

The cost of fuel in the majority of European contries is an average of 79p per litre; why then is the UK's prices 30p over and above the rest of Europe?

In an ecomoic european community, the average price of fuel, amonst other things, should be uniform

Have the EEC commission been levied to lend their support in a reduction of fuel duty in the UK? If not this may be an additional way to bear weight upon the government to reduce duty

I think it is appalling and manifestly unfair that we in the UK have to py an average of 75% tax on fuel and that we have to be a finacial crutch to this inept government by being forced to pay the highest fuel duty in the whole of the EEC

Whilst I commend any protest that takes place against high fuel prices, I would urge against petrol refinery or fuel station blockages as this only punishes the public who are already the suffers of high fuel prices..... I am sure there would be far more tactful methods of protest which would yeild both higher public support as well as having the best impact upon government

The pen, gentlemen, has always been mightier than sword

This is just typical of the British public. You complain continuously but do nothing about it. The only way to stop the fuel increases and other wasted public money is by getting rid of the corrupt and useless politicians. It's not just a question of Labour or Conservative (forgwet the Liberals) but forcing the politicians to follow the publics wishes by hammering on their door, voting individuals out when they don't comply and bombarding the politicians (local government included) with extra work that will stop them in their tracks.

As a driving instructor i can cover over 1000 miles aweek and the price of fuel is not good for me or my customers as i have had to put the cost of a hour lesson up by £2 per hour. If there is a protest i will be surporting them all the way.

It's time the general public make a stand in this country! All too often do we see British lie down and take any decision made by the government, and let them get away with murder!

Surely there are better ways to raise funds, rather than punishing the car users again! And why is it that some European countries (such as Spain) pay much less fuel duty? How have their governments got round the problem?

In a rural area, disabled partner, 50 mile round trip to main shopping centre we are finding rising prices more and more restrictive. Local bus services are subsidised and free but generally impractable to use

If Brown organised his government better the tax on fuel could be cut significantly. I'm up for making a stand and show the government that they have to take notice of the people. For a party that said it would not raise taxes it's doing a pretty good job.

I am as dependant as everyone upon my car as is my wife and family,but what about global warming????Is that not more important?What are we all going to do about that and it's effects upon the next generation?What is really needed is an alternative to petrol etc.But I'll bet that will be taxed.

Can some one please tell me why diesel is more expensive then petrol now ? , when we start getting the greener fuel that will be more expensive than diesel , people are going to get red diesel the prices will force this to happen . we need to do something like we did with poll tax .

First of all, Gordon Brown is not fit to run this country. He is obsessed with the power and lining his own pockets.

Secondly, I would be fully behind another blockade. In fact, I think it's the only way to go.

Yes, it is an inconvenience, and yes, some people might not be able to get to work, but those few days of missing pay will rapidly be made up if some kind of turn around in fuel duty can be achieved. Besides, you can't exactly get a tube, bus or train... since Labour have been in power they're almost constantly on strike!!!