More bad news for motorists…. as if they weren’t punished enough, the price of petrol has gone up yet again.
Fuel duty went up by around 2p a litre at midnight. That, according to news reports, would push the average price of unleaded fuel up to around 98p a litre, while the price of diesel would be pushed beyond £1, although in some parts of the country, fuel for both types already surpassed that point.
Seven years ago, a collection of independent hauliers nearly brought the country to a standstill by blockading oil refineries for several days when the price of fuel, which had been steadily going up for many years, reached the average of 80p a litre. With the price now at record levels, and set to go higher, why aren’t they taking to the streets again?