Pressure eases for motorists as fuel tanker strikes are ruled out over Easter

It really doesn't matter what price we get up to. We deserve to be priced out of the roads, even though no one has explained what happens to the fuel duty when we switch to the straw hatted, sandal wearing, la la liberals green options, as the public just moans but doesn't do anything about their worries.

Always complaints "oh, food prices are going up, the poor elderly deserve cheaper energy prices" yet they say we need green wind farms and solar panels. Hypocrisy.

This is going to lead to economic collapse as we embark upon voluntary suicide, leaving shale gas in the earth and moving to expensive alternatives.

Well done, now stop moaning and bend over.

If you don't like it do something about it.

My comment is that in the UK we have a government who God bless them are trying but the problem is that they are misguided by a lust for growth.
With reference to the transport sector this is a very diverse and fast moving industry.
The whole of society required transport and without it we would go back to before the wheel was invented.
There are many issues that require addressing but there is a massive disparity between the so called working class and upper classes.
Transport is predominantly working class employees yet the job is considered professional.
The average wage of a truck driver is low considered to petrol tanker drivers.
The petrol tanker drivers from the companies mentioned in the strike debate are amongst the highest paid in the industry.
It may be that the tanker drivers are concerned that there is a risk that they may be plunged into the type of working hours that sons of the lower paid workers regularly do.
In short my argument is with the industry for it's shoddy regard to the working time regulations 2005.

I see that oil is at a 3 month low and the pound is at a 3 month high against the dollar but petrol is nowhere near the 130 ish ppl that it was 3 months ago. So one is taking the pith.

The change of direction for prices comes after reduced demand during Easter weekend. I am sure that many drivers had filled their tanks in the preceding days after warnings about a possible strike among fuel tanker drivers. The recession is another factor that is keeping people off the roads, with job losses and pay freezes making household budgets much tighter and cars much less affordable.

Just a thought on fuel prices. Why, when there are 30m (is that correct) motorists in this country (most of whom surely are not content with the high price of fuel), have only just over 200,000 signed up to the fair fuel price campaign. I can only assume that looking at this relatively feeble following, the government must think that the average motorist in content to pay £75 pence in the pound for duty and VAT.

Don't matter who is in government, the motorist is and always will be an easy money maker for them.won't have to worry soon about British hauliers striking, at the rate fuel is going up there won't be any left, just the eastern European hauliers running over here on there cheap fuel.

I lost my job in 2010. After 10 months searching I gained employment, 40 miles away. I fill up daily to keep fuel costs down but the cost is rising and rising. Soon I will be unable to afford the fuel costs to get to work, so although I rearly do not want the strikes to go ahead, I can't denie thinking its about time something was done when I read in the papers today that lorry drivers are preparing to barricade refineries if the strikes go ahead. I understand one of the reasons for the possible strike is over health and safety and the barricades will be over costs, and I support both.

Please type Ross V Stobart Ltd into the google search bar and see comments and latest guidelines on rest time for mobile workers,

Well, what a sorry state of affairs!! I have a car but choose to cycle 28 miles to work and back every day, I only use the car to drive my mother about and to do my monthly shopping. This year I’m 60 years old but I still cycle 7000 miles a year. Now, I agree there are people who would be unable to physically cycle, but there are many people who could, surely that would relieve the petrol situation and help the NHS because people would be healthier. One of my colleagues at work lives less than a mile from work but drives everyday, madness!!!! One of my neighbours drives her kids to school about 2/3 mile away then returns home, madness!!! Just how many more people are like that? No wonder there is a fuel crisis. Get out of your car and do some exercise, it'll cost you nothing!

My local garage is charging 152.9 for diesel, its a rural area so lots of folk run on diesel, I hope they all avoid the place from now on. Like many garages around the UK hes taking the p**s. They should not be allowed by law to charge over inflated prices.

I am sure a lot of revenue was created for the government within the last few days ;o)

Also, now the prices have gone up.. I wonder if they shall return to the lower price again, probably not!!!

Yet again its the motorist who are being hit again Fuel Duty, VAT, Toll roads, paying to park at work which could cost up to £14 a week. This in a climate where we are being squeezed to pay our bills and keep our jobs. Other means of transport is either unreliable, non exsistant or too expensive. The new fast track train proposed will be another white elephant, we have trouble affordingthe trainfares now so only a select few wil be able to go on the new trains. l Instead of having to collect more in taxes lets look at where we can save. Don;t give foriegn workers tax credits they haven't paid into our sytem so they shouldn't qualify for subsidies No free NHS treatment above what we would get if we went to their country. Housing benifits and council tax benifits only given to families that have paid into the system. Don't make pensioners pay even more tax on income they have already been taxed on. Make the Banks pay for the mess they have got us into not the workers and pensioners. If India don't want our help don't force them to have it. We have people in this country that need support through no fault of thier own such as soldiers returning from war zones. Its time we let the politicians we will not let them continue to rip us off.

May I mention That Truck drivers work a lot hours in the U K
there are many industries that rely on transport.
There is a problem with the transport sector and that is the working hours that the truck driver can be on duty .
At present its up to 83 hours in 6 days and 1 day off the 70 hours and then 2 days off and so on , and on ,and on.
well you cant really do it ,but you can if yoy use the loop hole button (period of availability)

Please type Ross V Stobart Ltd into the google search bar and see comments and latest guidelines on rest time for mobile workers,

I just sent a message to UNITE the union see attached ,
Hi.
I was just looking on the internet on subjects of a possible strike. I believe UNITE have an interest in working times of some of your members like the tanker drivers.
My information is as follows,
Please type Ross V Stobart into the google search bar.
You will see a judgment and other information that gives reference to rest times for mobile workers, truck drivers.
In short the judgment confirms that what the industry now class as rest times they are now in fact considered work time .
Please see the judgment.

The Appeal court judgment is the latest legal definition of the law.

what some of the transport industry is allowing is an old interpretation of the working time regulations that is no longer legal.

In short the hours that most truck drivers work is between 60 to 80/83.
They use a lot of something called P O A.
The judgment contradicts the guidance issued by the D F T .
A spokesman from the D F T a Mr Glinos explained that "at the present time what with the economic situation it would be difficult to change the guidelines at the moment"
Please note I have many letters from the D F T that explain the current situation on the D F T guidelines the latest being January 2012.

A suggestion I have is that if the mobile worker from the private sector works up to 80 plus hours per week then after the reference period shows his excessive hours he is then allowed paid holidays to compensate for the time of.
example is that worker would be entitled to 8 weeks instead of the current 4 weeks.
If i may add do we as a society really want heavy goods vehicle drivers working so many hours and driving whilst possible fatigued.
Your argument of a set wage is excellent.
It really needs to be across the transport industry as whats the point in having some drivers working 80 plus and some working around 40-48

What else do you expect when we are governed by inexperienced youngsters, many of whom have never held a proper job. Dave's nearest approach was PR Director and he was obviously no good at that either.

Why take notice of the most idiotic government we have ever experienced. When their leader creates panic from something that has not happened and may not even happen. The only answer to them is vote them out and not ever entertain them again. Another thing it is time the English motorist took a leaf out of the french motorists book and reacted in the same manner.