Fuel protests ‘being planned across Britain’ as pump prices carry on soaring because of Iran war
It has been claimed that fuel protests are planned across the UK today as pump prices continue to rise due to the Iran war.
Farmers’ organizations are reportedly discussing how to carry out similar protests that brought roads to a standstill in Ireland last week.
It comes as average diesel prices are approaching a record level of £2 per liter after more than 40 consecutive days of price rises, but dozens of courts are already demanding the charge.
The Sunday Telegraph quoted ‘a source involved in the discussions’ as saying: ‘We have reached the £2 limit on a liter of diesel.
‘This is a very scary place. It will only be a matter of time before people in this country start going out and protesting.
Since the start of the Iran war, the cost of filling the average 55-litre tank of a family car with petrol has risen by £14, and by around £30 for diesel.
‘Farmers are the last people who want to go out and protest. You must remember that this is a very busy time of year for us.
‘But groups were formed along with the inheritance tax protests. The infrastructure exists to take action.
‘There have been discussions and early next week a few people will get together to see what can be done.’
Ministers are said to be drawing up plans on how to deal with mass protests over the cost of living crisis caused by the conflict in the Gulf.
Protests in Ireland have resulted in farmers and truckers blocking major roads in protest against high fuel prices.
But the National Farmers’ Union in the UK said ‘we have not heard of fuel protests in the farming community like those in Ireland’, adding: ‘This is not something we have heard from our members.’
Since the start of the Iran war, the cost of filling the average 55-litre tank of a family car with petrol has risen to £14, while diesel has risen to around £30.
