Fuel protestor calls for direct action
A fuel protester is urging motorists to turn off their engines for one minute on Wednesday to protest against the Treasury decision to raise the price of petrol.
Andrew Spence, spokesman for the People’s Fuel Lobby, called on drivers across the British Isles to “stop for one minute” during morning rush hour tomorrow to show their opposition to the “excessive taxation.”
Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown announced last Thursday that prices are to increase by 1.28p a litre from 1 October.
Mr Spence led a convoy from northeastern England to No 10 in November 2000 in protest at high fuel prices.
The price increase was introduced in the Budget but it was delayed for six months because of uncertainties in the world oil market.
