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I have just had a weeks holiday in the Costa Del Sol,Fuengirola, the price of a litre of deisel in spain is 81 pence, we also went to Gibraltor for a day the diesel was 54 pence a litre at morrissons supermarket, why can we not have our deisel at 81 pence the same as spain, this goverment love to screw the motorist, the quicker we get rid of them the better, also the police pay rise 2% below inflation and being implemented the 1st of december not September the 1st, who blames them for being angry, this Goverment could not organize a piss up in a brewery, yes i fully support the action to be taken on wednesday, force this usless sleaze ridden goverment out.

Government is out of control with taxation especially that on petrol and diesel. The increase in price of these fuels helos to escalate the cost of food as all food deliveries are made by road vehicles. This affects everyone, but specifically hits the poorer, retired and disabled groups of people, groupds which labour swore in 1997 to look after. Mind you that was another lie like everything this government has ever done!

Petrol Prices dear god!!! if possible please start a e-mail pertition i think this is a lot easier i gurantee min of 1000 signitures online easily !!!!

Thank goodness someone is taking action, I and the rest of the Nation (except those few) thank you and everyone who is acting against these price rises. I do not travel extensive miles when I don't have to but I have noticed that I am spending £5 more a week now on fuel. I have also noticed how the supermarkets have bumped up their prices almost immediately and the increases are definately noticeable in my pocket.

I am against he fuel protests. They miss the point. The oil reserves are half gone and new finds are generally more expensive to exploit. What the government should be doing is generating power by renewable means, and we should be given tax incentives to switch to more fuel efficient vehicles including lorries of course.

Go for it someone needs to do something we are being ripped off at every turn when it comes to driving we have a disabled daughter and need a car to the many hospital appointments we have all over the country we are now going to be paying £400 a year aswell now to get her and her 3 brothers and sisters around or would they prefer we drove two smaller cars around using double the fuel.

Ian

We pay way over the odds for everything in this country, for all the mistakes our Government makes. It's about time we put a stop to "Rip off Britain".

Its about time! Being disabled I have no choice but to use my car to get around and we had to change our car recently to be able to afford to run it! We are now running it on Bio diesel but not everyone has this available, and not all cars especially newer ones can use it! The government should do more to make this more accessible as it is helping the carbon footprint AND it is cheaper to make and use too! GO FOR IT, it is about time the british public made our voice heard!

Yes, the Government seemed to have lost touch of public opinion regarding the excessive fuel prices. I think it is the right time to remind them!

If the Government cared about the Environment and about its people...why are we still in iraq?.... Because of oil !....its a priceless commodity that everybody wants.... what about cars that can run on water... why do people mysteriously die for inventing cars to run on water or cures for cancer... Because how would they get the revenue otherwise. Why are they not assisting to convert all cars to run on LPG for instance ... No lets bleed every last drop ...lets milk this for all its worth .... is their motto . Only when they are forced to change will they.... oh yes running cars on vegetable oil ,LPG,or even water may be cheap... but mark my word... they will soon find a reason to slam high tax on us.

About time that this protest got under way and for it to have an impact. G.B. and his cronies have had there snouts in the trough for too long. All in favour of this protest and will be there with a banner.

Is there anyone out there that seriously thinks that Gordon Brown gives a tinkers cuss what anyone thinks about him, his Government, his policies, or anything else that could be even remotely connected with him! He doesn't give a damn what effect his actions have on rural communities, businesses, householders, or any other categories of the populace. He believes that we, the population, don't know how to spend our money and he is going to have it all and then dish it out as he thinks we need. The only people who are safe are those in, or work for, Government. The only thing that separates him from Stalin is that he doesn't have labour camps, and I wouldn't put that past him in the future!

Apparently BBC4 issued a comment saying the oil prices had dropped significantly - so I expected a drop in the price...the price has actually gone up at some of the major petrol stations (not supermarkets).

Why, if oil is traded in US$ and the pound is well over 2 US$ have prices not dropped due to the exchange rate moving in our favour? Anyone got the answer?

Increase in fuel prices, whether by increase in fuel costs or government taxation, directly affects inflation as it is a commodity that nearly everyone has to use. Unfortunately this issue is just one of many that the general public have become so complacent about.

I work as a carer in the community therefore I have no choice but to drive a car for my work. Our company has cut down the amount of miles they will pay for, the petrol price keeps rising so how the hell am I going to keep doing this job. I guess in the end I will have to give the job up and become one of the 'scroungers' off the state. This is ludicrous and the government are doing nothing. I say protest and don't give in

Once again the motorists are having to pay the penalties. Every time there is a budget up goes the price of petrol. I am a pensioner and need my car because I live in a rural area and the bus service is only every hour. The government are supposedly giving the pensioners a £3 rise in the state pension - Whoopee - have far does that go when putting petrol/diesel in a vehicle. I drive a very economical 4 x 4 getting between 38 and 40 to the gallon so not a gas guzzler. Its hightime fuel got back well below the £1 litre mark. Lets have it back to 75p a litre. We pay more for our fuel than the majority of countries because of the tax on it. Time the government stopped taxing it so highly. They ought to increase the rate of income tax on the fat cat population which would more than cover the extra needed and reduce income tax on the lower paid workers. As a pensioner I am also being taxed on my small private pension plan, so it is a waste of time looking after yourself. Maybe I should just sponge on the state.

At last we are standing up to be counted ! In this country we seem to accept the contnued rise in fuel prices with no protest. If this were to happen in France the roads would be blockaded until prices returned to an acceptable level. If it means some hardship because of a fuel protest it is worth it, otherwise fuel prices will continue to rise. With the dollar at an all time low and oil sold in dollars rising fuel prices are a disgrace. Our government use the green lobby to support their tax grabbing schemes

A car is essential for my job. I am annoyed that I pay road tax to drive on sub-standard roads, and pay extortionate duty on fuel, which is used for what? Despite the increase in fuel prices, the government still taxes you on mileage paid more than 40p a mile?? I'm not aware of any government investment in "green" motoring? Also, I read over the weekend that some hybrid cars are achieving 35mpg??

High fuel prices is a symptom of a deeper problem, and whilst a protest on fuel prices has a small chance of making a difference, what is really needed is a fix to this deeper problem...

The gist of many blog entries is that people feel that the government is being "unfair" - a feeling that whilst stating that fuel duty is a green tax to give us incentives to use less fuel, there are few realistic alternatives - a feeling that in reality the government is using fuel duty purely as a way of raising revenue to cover its enormous public sector spending. The feeling is that the government is both lying about its motives and not listening to public opinion.

Short term protests on fuel duty might have a short term impact. But the only way we can stop ourselves from being back here talking about more protests in a year's time is to address the root cause...

In simple terms we need more democracy and through this more accountability. We need a government that listens to the people and we need a democracy that allows the people more frequent opportunity to express their wishes formally through referendums.

There is little opportunity to change this now - we will not have a vote until the next general election (don't get me started on the need for a referendum on the EU Constitution) - so when that comes, take a long term view and vote for which ever party is promising fundamental change of approach to a more democratic and listening way of government.

So the next time YOU have a vote,

Long overdue. The price of crude has fallen but the price at the pumps remains high. This government has done nothing for the motorist except increase tax.

We all have our livelyhoods threatened by taxes of every kind and as usual it is the lower income families, those out in the country and hauliers etc who are going to suffer in the case of increased fuel prices.

Can't the government realise that they are dissaffecting millions of people who very soon won't be able to afford any niceties in life to due all their income being swallowed up by the tax man, mortgages, insurance tax, stealth taxes etc, etc, etc!

I wish we had a little more back bone in this country and acted in the same manner as the French! We just seem to accept everything that is thrown at us with a winge and a shrug of the shoulders....time we got a little more militant and teach the government that they cannot always expect us to roll over and accept ever more burdens!"

I am a driving instructor doing around 60 hours a week on the north london roads. I have seen my weekly bill increase by £23 since 2005, on top of this they also have changed the bus lane times to 7am to 7pm for no reason. Maybe its just me but if this government want to cut down emmissions I think they should be getting rid of the poorly maintained diesel busses, and cabs and maybe tese MP's might find that their V8 Jags don't suit the London driving that has become the norm!!!!!

About time they started to protest...! The government have gone too far now, the price of fuel is going up but people are still being paid the same, and as self employed courier drivers, we have to compensate for the hike out of our own pockets. Not very amused with the government. Disgusting behaviour from the Government. I'm all up for fuel strike action.

Whats interesting is that the government has decided to increase duty and taxes (e.g. petrol and council taxes) by huge proportions over the last 5 years whislt leaving the working class to settle in for mere 2% pay rises. Overall, I for one feel the walls closing in and am struggling to survive. Think I was better off 5 years back, not sure if the government is determined to push the working classes to the border line...
Time we did something.

Nobody think the hike in prices is in any way linked with the smoking ban? The Government can't pull as much "profit" in from Cigarettes now that more people are quitting so they're shunting that "cost" to them onto UK Motorists.

As with many of the people on here who are particularly annoyed, I live in a rural part of Britain and HAVE to drive to commute. Something's got to give as wages don't match inflation on any of these other prices.

Compare fuel prices in Britain to those of say, the USA, sickening ...

In theory I'd love to see the Duty drop however my concern is that the government will just 're-assign' taxes to make up for lost revenue. Either way Im very worried about how much is going out every month.

Maybe the government should stop throwing money at issues and actually try to reduce costs accross the country through improving bad management and administration then they would not need as much as they have. Unfortunately you cant simply say reduce duty on petrol, as there is a much larger picture to look at. Honestly can anyone see the government actually becoming more efficient?

It is about time that somebody stood up to this Government who have continued to tax the public up to the hilt on petrol whilst allowing prices to run out of control. If thgis is a successful economy I would not like to be elsewhere ( maybe Zimbabwe!!)

Agreed that price of fuel has gone through the roof! It's impacting me by an increase of £20 a week!!!! Let's face it, if you cannot afford it, stop driving soooo much, cut down the miles, save some £, stop complaining like little children! Just get on with it!....

I have recieved a chain email which advises you to stop using BP and ESSO, the reasoning is:
"This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the 'don't buy petrol on a certain day' campaign that was going around last April or May! The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't continue to hurt ourselves by refusing to buy petrol. It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them."

It advises that if the main two petrol companies take a cut in their profits, they will have to bring their prices down to compete with their competitors. It advises to buy petrol at Shell, Asda,Tesco, Sainsburys, Morrisons, Jet etc. I.e. Boycott BP and Esso. and to continue until the prices drop to around 69p.

I dont know if this would work and I dont know how many people have had the email, but I have not bought from ESSO or BP since I received it. Does anyone have any thoughts?

Why are we targeted yet again with high petrol prices. As a pensioner i need to use my car but I am finding it increasingly difficult to fund due to the high prices

I am a pensioner on a small fixed income. My car is my only luxury. I need my car to see my family, but petrol prices mean I have to limit my mileage and unless a trip is vital or a long distance - I have to use the bus.
But I guess, this is what the government wants me to do!

We all shouls protest on this issue. Petrol prices are ridiculous in this country . The government is also increasing the burden by just increasing taxtes on petrol. People should wake up and dosometing about this issue both with the goverment and the oil producing countires.

This issue should not be linked to globel warming as the price hikes are only benefiting goverment coffers and oils comapnies. When the petrol prices go down the prices do not come down to the level it should.

Its time to say enough is enough. We have to draw a line somewhere and i think the govermerment just crossed it . Public transport is too chaotic and unreliable and definately not safe enough to use as an alternative to the car. I know there are implications with polution and global warming etc etc , but why should we brits have to pay for it when other countries such as the usa use far more fuel than ourselves and use largely un-economical size cars of 4 and 5 litre engine blocks ! I also find it amusing to see that the chancellor is battling rising economic inflation !! Well 'hello' increasing fuel duty increases everything as our economy is dependant on it ! So lets bring back the protest and let the goverment see sense, the french or the americans would never pay this ridiculous levy.

Living in a rural area I have to use my car. The tax hike in October was ridiculous, as the price of oil was starting to escalate then......I believe we must protest as soon as possible.

I think this rise is petrol costs is ridiculous. There are many groups, such as the elderly and young students who soon will simply not be able to run a car. And at this point, the government will realise what a mistake they have made, as they will start to lose money, not gain it. Something must be done.

Yes the price of crude oil has gone up and to a certain extent this is a global problem, and yes we need to find an alternative because this resource is dwindling. The alternatives are to find a replacement fuel to power the things that currently run on oil derivatives and to use public transport.

This is where I have a huge problem with the UK government. Other countries have seen an increase in fuel but not to the extent that we have because they pay alot less tax on it. I was in Dublin the other week and fuel is nowhere near as expensive as it is over here and the same can be said for most of the rest of Europe.

Also most countries have sophisticated transport systems particularly in the cities or between the cities giving their residents real choice. I have the misfortune to use our train services on occasion and it is a truly awful experience, despite what you might hear to the contrary from the politicians and the marketing men, and also too expensive.

For a few decades now the policy has been to build our retail outlets and industrial parks outside of the major towns and cities with people relying on cars to get to these places. We are a car society like it or not and public transport will never be an alternative in this instance, how many of us are prepared or even able to carry our weeks or months shopping on a bus? Assuming a bus service is available which is unlikely in many parts of the country. Remember also that we will soon not be allowed to put it into plastic carrier bags to take it home either.

We have no alternative fuels that are viable at the moment. If the whole country started using vegetable oil for instance,even if the cars and trucks could run on it, there would not be enough fields in the world to grow it.

So where does it leave us? We have no choice but to continue using our cars etc. but the cost of fuel in this country is crippling many businesses. It is not just the hauliers who are suffering, (although they are affected the most, particularly by foreign trucks who use huge fuel tanks and fill up cheaper that our hauliers can, before coming over here and using our roads without paying road tax) it is affecting everyone and will increase the prices on everything we consume. I honestly do not believe that the UK government realise how serious this is and how something must be done or there will be a huge backlash.