Petrol price protests planned for this Wednesday

100% in support of any action, lets all stand together this time

It is about time something was done regarding the price of fuel in this country. The goverment just seem to keep raising prices until people shout and then then act. We must be the only country in europe what would stand by and let a government empty our pockets. I support any action taken to ensure we get to pay a fair rate for fuel!!!

public transport is not practical i work in a high school supporting students with physical needs as well as other needs and i car pool as the government tells us to do so thats saving the environment.if myself along with the other staff cant get to work ITS THE CHILDREN THAT SUFFER

if i get the bus to (work) school or the train it costs me more in one week than it does to fill my car up which lasts me 2 weeks plus public transport is not reliable its also filthy it wont drop me off directly outside my place of work so when the weather is bad i would have a 10-15 minute walk which would result in me being soaked where would be the logic in that
plus i also drop my partner off in work for 7am again he cant trust the buses or trains because they are either late or the trains dont turn up

Fuel costs too much already.Maybe if the government tried living on average wages they would see what a struggle life is already is without this outrageous tax hike!

The Price of Fuel is absolutely shocking and all the voters in this county no matter what party they support need to recognise that the price of fuel should be one of the points that will make the difference between offering your vote OR NOT on Election Day. What we need to remember is that prices are always on the up and families can’t afford the price hikes. The latest price rise for fuel is a major financial pullout for the majority of us and as such the government needs to recognise that peoples live are being directly affected as pay rise no where near keep up with inflation and come the next general election we will have the final say if they don’t make changes now.

Totally agree that the levels of taxation on fuel here are totally unjustified given the seriously poor public transport as an alternative
It's time we acted to show Brown how seriously unhappy we are with this stealth tax

YES about time,i know andrew spence the organiser of the 2000 protests and he has my 100% backing for another protest.the british public should support any action and if that means not getting to work and the economy starts to suffer so be it,we must all stand together on this or we will be trodden on once again by this pilfering government............VOTE BNP !!

I live in a rural community where fuel is already very expensive this hike in fuel prices has pushed the price up even further. I give 120% backing to the proposed fuel protests. This Government seems to think it can do what it wants. Its time we changed this!!!!!!

I've been waiting for this to happen for sometime now, its well overdue!!!

As a driving instructor i have not only seen the price rocket upwards it has also affected my profit margin!! We all need to stop moaning as a nation and VOTE with a blockade. I for one fully support the fuel embargo. Its about time this goverment started to listen to the public. I hope they stop for as long as it takes. A small sacrifice on my part!!!

Absolutely in agreement with the protest - the government needs to stop punishing motorists and get on with real issues.

Living in rural Cornwall as I do I have a 30+ mile round trip to work each day. This costs me over £25 a week in fuel. It has got to a point where I have to afford to go to work but nothing else. Public transport here is not compatable with my working day....or anything else, is so unreliable and expensive, more expensive than taking the car, it is just not an option.
I work for the NHS on just a smidge over £6 p/h with house prices and rents as they are here I am not sure how much longer I can afford to work!! In fact after all the taxes we pay are taken off I have worked out I would be better off on the dole!! A shameful state of affairs this country is in, I am determined to keep going as long as I can as I was brought up to pay my way but with the government shafting us at every angle what is the point.
The fuel prices compound everything, food prices etc and may well be the last straw for me.

I too live in a rural area and cannot do my work without a vehicle. The only petrol retailer within 6 miles is also the most expensive within 15 miles. His £1.059 is 11% more than his price last year. Even with an economical vehicle, used sparingly, this is an increase I am feeling. Public transport is infrequent, inflexible and expensive. Alternatively fueled vehicles have yet to become cost-effective for those who cover a relatively low annual mileage. Get a horse and cart, or protest? I'll opt to protest.

im in total agreement with any protest that goes ahead i have been on 2 fuel protests around my local city centre and even though i knew no one as i only drive a car they all made me feel welcome as we were all in the same boat at the first one we even had the police on our side so bring on the protests

I read with great pleasure that a protest is planned for Wednesday. We as a nation must support this action because like other messages that have been posted, we must make a stand. I understand this will mess alot of people about but only for a short time of their day. Think of the bigger picture when we are sitting in traffic jams. I hope the Police stay out of this action unlike the last protests when they were taking photos and videos of the protesters.

The 2000 fuel protest might have make some fuel user some inconvenient, but it prevented the government to increase fuel tax for almost 10 years. I think the government forgotten about that lesson. We should remind them we consumer are not here to accept what the government throw to us.

I will fully support a fuel protest blockades again, I consider this as a little sacrify for long term benefit for all of us fuel user.

I fully support any protests that are made!!! I need my car for work and feeding my family, public transport is too expensive and unreliable. My work place is also dependant on fuel so good luck to the protesters!!!!

they keep going on about going over to public transport if the price of fuel is high how can they say public transport is cheaper,the fares cost a fortune, much more than it cost to go by car. If i go to work nad back 5 days a week it cost me to go by car about£9:00 to use public transport to do the same jouney it would cost me about £15:00, and i would'nt get work on time and i'd be late home late at night so doing something like a 15 hour day instead of 10 hours

"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."

THE SUPPORT DIDN'T QUICKLY TURN. EVERYONE I KNOW, AND EVERY MEDIA REPORT, SHOWED GREAT SUPPORT. UNLIKE IN THE MINERS' STRIKE, EVEN SENIOR POLICE GAVE THEIR OFFICERS INSTRUCTIONS TO NOT ACT. IF IT HAD BEEN FOLLOWED THROUGH FOR JUST A LITTLE LONGER, THE CONSUMER COULD HAVE WON. I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY THE CAMPAIGNERS CAVED IN AT THE MOST CRITICAL TIME, AND CERTAINLY DON'T ACCEPT THAT SUPPORT TURNED.

THE ONLY CHANCE OF SUCCESS WITH THIS IS IF WE'RE PREPARED TO GO THROUGH A PERIOD OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. OTHERWISE, YOU MIGHT AS WELL ALLOW GOVERNMENTS TO CONTINUE TRAMPLING ALL OVER US. YOUR CHOICE.

SORRY ABOUT THE CAPITALS - JUST WANTED TO STAND OUT!

I am absolutely disgusted in the Government's behaviour in handling our taxes and fuel duties. I was part of the protestors at Kingsbury last time but, yes you've guessed it, they're threatening to get the army in if we do it again. I say, LET'S DO IT AGAIN. They can't arrest all of us if we all stand for the same thing can they? The prison's are already over-full and can't cope! It's about time everyone in this country stood up for themselves. Are we going to let Gordon Brown bully us into submission??
I already bike to work and back now because I can't afford to run a car, setting off in pouring down rain, 3am in the morning, We are now struggling to run the car that my girlfriend NEEDS to travel to work and back working for local government!! Ironic eh??
LETS DO IT PEOPLE!!!
Rob Shropshire. (Lorry driver)

Long overdue! We are already seeing the impact of fuel costs on prices in the supermarkets. When fuel sold in gallons could anybody have dreamt it would one day cost over a fiver for one measly gallon??? Selling by the litre has hidden the real cost to a lot of people.

I too live in a rural community. This afternoon I took my daughter to the next town to see her friends. She was then going to get back her self on either the bus or train, what she hoped for about 8pm. No this is now not possible, the last bus is at 5.10 and there are no trains for a week. Public Transport bah, green issues bar. For everyone that says we should use public transport, try moving out of your 24 hour cities and walk over 10 miles in the pitch black and freezing temperatures. I couldn't let her do it and picked her up. We in the countryside have no options, there is no usable public transport. Why should I have to subsidise a public transport system I cannot use. £1+ a litre is a realy poor show. This cannot go on.

Some years ago we used to holiday in France and would ensure that we filled up this side of the channel as much as possible as the fuel in France was so expensive. Now it is worth going across there just to fill up! For an oil-producing nation to be paying these prices is just horrific. It is the government's way of raising extra (hidden) taxes but it hits the poor as much, if not more, than everyone else as fuel is a price driver for all our commodiities. It's time our government listened to our opinions and slashed the duty!

The government and their taxes are a joke.
Gordon Brown needs to improve public transport or lower fuel duty, or he could very well be out of a job come the next general ellection.
(I would'nt put it past him to lower fuel duty as a vote winner when there is an ellection.)
good luck to all involved with the protest.

about time if we where French we would have been protesting about this months ago.

it now costs me £10 in fuel just to do the food shopping.

Good luck to one and all!

I'm sorry, but much as I dislike the high price of fuel, I can't follow the road hauliers and farmers as neither of them pay anything like us ordinary motorists. They are politicaly motivated, and I can't go along with that!
Their are farmers who fill up their Range Rover's with diesel below 50p a litre.

would somebody please explain why that when we pay in dollars for a barrell of oil and the pound is so strong against the dollar that our oil is so dear

i think this may well be ploy to get cars off the road . with fuel at £1 + the poor old pensioner is hit hard i only wish my pension went up pro rata to fuel

We should all get involved, the French stand up for their rights, its about time we said enough is enough, we are all being ripped off, because we do not stand up as a nation anymore, not only with petrol, but in all other areas of our lives. Buy a bike that's what I say. Leave the oil where it is!

I am in total favour of the fuel protest and unless the people of this country stand up and be counted then the cost of fuel will continue to rise. We MUST act together and hit the government hard – write to your MP and tell him unless he starts to act on your behalf then you’ll be looking for a new MP – remember that this government was elected and can be elected out…
Bear in mind that while the cost of a barrel of oil is $88 (as I wrote this) the government is raking in 17.5% VAT on that barrel price, plus he adds the Duty to each litre sold. So it’s simple, stand up against the price hike and another very effective solution would be to boycott one particular brand/manufacturer such as BP (it would have to be a manufacturer) and you will see how quick they suddenly back the motorist if everybody was buying from Shell or Esso (you get the idea).

So it comes down to a simple choice: Stand up and be counted or shut up and keep paying.

Being a carer for a disabled family member, my car is essential, though the truth be known it is in fact a luxery, but hospital appointments can`t be changed due to increasing petrol prices so something else has to give. The price of fuel eats into already thinly spread fixed incomes, but the government doesn`t seem to care.

There is now a severe risk of stagflation, ie the economy is declining while at the same time inflation is gathering pace. Rising fuel prices add to the cost of virtually everything. The government needs to reduce the tax on fuel, particularly on diesel, in order to put a brake on inflation. The recent cut in the base rate, while helping the economy, is itself an inflationary step, and we could be in big trouble quite soon.

Like most people I need to be able to use my car to get to and from work. I live out in the sticks and there isn't anyone that I work with that lives near me so a car share is not possible - very soon I'm not even going to be able to afford to drive to work which will mean no pay....no job no home etc! Where exactly do they get off charging us these prices. Where I live to get public transport to work would cost me over £12 each way just to go by bus...hello????????? If they want people off the roads for god's sake make public transport affordable.

I'm all for the protest! Good luck

As a pensioner who has worked hard to be independant in his old age, I find it hard to meet the increased costs of the fuel, not only has it restricted me in when I use our car, it has also shown in the cost of living... foodstuff and the like. Will they be happy when they have run my funds to such a level that I then will have to become one of the many scroungers that live on the state?
I will certainly look to the party who promise to bring down the ridicules price of fuel in the next election.
Why, when you look across the water prices are so much cheaper? we must be the biggest suckers around.
Please keep me posted when the protest starts, I will be ready.

As per usual the motorist is targeted, ridiculous tax, insurance and petrol is just the icing on the cake.

This country went to the dogs long ago, the government are clueless. To idiotic to realise the public transport sucks, leaving people no alternative but to drive.

Over £1 a litre is a joke. Road tax is a joke, the roads are in an awful state.

I wouldn't be surprised if we are taxed to breathe next.

But as usual the public just take it, and let the government tax them to hell.

Its good to see some action.

This Government, with the obscene tax on fuel, has been using motorists as cash cows for too long. It's time to make a stand. Though there are, now, more diesel cars on the road it is still basically a business fuel. Maybe this government would like to explain why diesel is more expensive in this country than unleaded, when it is cheaper than unleaded in every other european country.

Hi,
This is great news, it is about time that this stupid government were forced to listen to us. The rises in fuel are crippling to every motorist & it is pathetic. My father works in Saudi Arabia & was recently upset when fuel increased costing him approx £8.50 to fill a Landrover Discovery!!! We can never have fuel that cheap but the current prices are ridicolous!! Im 100% behind the protests!

Has Petrol Prices considered their part in this? Putting out an e-mail warning of protests may induce panic buying, which is more likely to result in shortages than refinery blockades etc.

I thought the fuel protests in 2000 were a brilliant illustration of how much we rely on fuel, and how quickly some parts of the country disintegrated into chaos without it.

The government knows full well how reliant we are, and takes full advantage of it. Not only do they whack on extortionate amounts of tax, but they also allow the oil companies to hold us to ransom.

There must be ways of making a legitimate protest, but without clobbering ordinary people. I wouldn't support anything that wouldn't allow me to get to work everyday, or get food for my family, but saying that, the amount of money I put into my petrol tank is getting harder and harder to find.

At last, I am in total support of any action. Where I live, Diesel is on average £106.9 per litre at the moment, and that includes the big supermarkets...absolute disgrace. My weekly commute to work is costing me an absolute fortune!

I have been waiting for this for weeks! Good luck to them. The fact we get the cost of it then TAX on then the VAT is the big joke too. Should be cost then VAT then TAX more rip off. More tricks from MR Brown get him out!

Revaluation, only way to stop this legalised theft from the British driver.

Being disabled I need a car because the public transport is rubbish. The petrol/diesel prices not only hit drivers but they have a knock on effect on food and everything else. Or does our stupid government think the supermarkets and haulage companies take the extra cost on themselves without passing it on! Something needs to be done and the government need to take notice!

As a cab driver it has hit me so hard with work dropping off as it does in a seaside town, and free hackney plates available so extra cabs everywhere instead of capped like it used to be, (Another ploy so our good council can make more money), I plan to just give up work at christmas right now everyday I go out to work I am earning anything from £1.12 to about £5 an hour which is so below minimum wage I may as well stay at home. I have been robbed and it is a dangerous job so we need some kind of compensation for doing it and if i can't make minimum wage anymore and fuel is biting even more into the tiny profit i make I shall just give up.
I also noticed there seems to be no shortage of fuel and costs for gordon brown to be ferried around in huge cars, why isn't he using public transport like everyone else is told to do, and why are they building more bigger airports when they say they are the largest polluters why is it the poor old car owner hasd to pay. My 93 year old Father depends on my once a week 60 mile round trip to see him and take him some food and do his cleaning but I soon won't be able to afford that either, a bus would be fine but I would need to catch three and increase my journey time from 30 minutes each way to around 2.5 hours which is not exceptable. I need to be able to afford fuel also my husbands job depends on transport again his small family owned company needs to be able to afford fuel or they to will be following me out of business, we are ready to join the protest, lets go

Prices are so high at the moment, petrol is by biggest weekly expense after my mortgage- crazy!

Need to do something, RIP OFF Britain strikes again, I do hope it does go ahead as I am sure everyone will back it.

If this happened in the rest of the EU they would not stand for it, we just bend over and take it as usual.

Good Luck!!

Simple plan for all politicians to get your party elected next time around....
1... Lower fuel duty



thats it!
About bloody time!

about time, this goverment must be brung to task over fuel prices,not just for haulage companys, but all fuel users.

this may hit everybody in the pocket at some stage,but we must take a stand!!!!

looking forward to the protest's starting.

GREAT about time too, wondered when we would start to make a stance against this ridiculous rise, cut the tax!!!!

Keep me posted, ready to protest!!!

Living in a rural community, it is difficult to go anywhere unless using a vehicle; this particularly so when ones partner is disabled and unable to get on or off public transport.

The Pound hovered round the £1 a litre mark for a long time but now it has burst though prices seem to know no bounds - it is frightening really. Food prices naturally are linked to fuel prices and as can be seen in supermarkets costs are escalating fast.

The elderly and disabled in particul are two groups who are vunerable; many on fixed incomes - what happens to them when the money they have runs out!