Petrol Strike towards the weekend?
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Petrol Strike towards the weekend?
Hi All,
Don't know how true this is but after having a chat with a HGV Driver at Work he mentioned that there some kind of Strike kicking off towards the weekend in conjuction with the fuel prices. Just advised me to fill up before everyone starts going wild.
Dont panic as yet... but i've just filled my scooby up
Don't know how true this is but after having a chat with a HGV Driver at Work he mentioned that there some kind of Strike kicking off towards the weekend in conjuction with the fuel prices. Just advised me to fill up before everyone starts going wild.
Dont panic as yet... but i've just filled my scooby up
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Her Majestey's Government has threatend to use the Army against protesters, they have also threatened to use the terror laws, confiscate cars, trucks and driving licences. This is just for protesting.
No freedom of speech in this Country then? See, our freedom is being slowly eroded, do we see it, not one bit.
No freedom of speech in this Country then? See, our freedom is being slowly eroded, do we see it, not one bit.
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I really do think the petrol priced have gone too far now, I saw diesel in one rural village for 1.16.9 a litre. The problem seems after ten years of new labour everyone seems to have the fight kicked out of them I'm on holiday to the 3rd of jan so bring it on
I have a mini quad which goes forever so i'm alright thae fat cops can't catch me with no petrol to run those giant 4x4's
I have a mini quad which goes forever so i'm alright thae fat cops can't catch me with no petrol to run those giant 4x4's
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perhaps we need to be a bit more like the frogs and the wops and demonstrate a bit more ............ would this government allow that? Be a shock for them.
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but oil prices have dropped 10% over the past two weeks have they not?
End of november saw a barrel just short of $100 it dropped back to $90 last week yet prices keep increasing on the forecourt.
End of november saw a barrel just short of $100 it dropped back to $90 last week yet prices keep increasing on the forecourt.
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But when have they ever been anything other than mean grasping scrooges?
Did you hear that the extra pension for those over 80 has been increased by one penny? Can you believe that?
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oh god, theyre making 17.5% on the extra 5p petrol has risen by, hardly much to shout about. Shouldnt have let it get as far as it has if we wanted to complain about it, we've already proven we are willing to pay for the petrol at that price so what good is a protest going to do, they'll sit there laughing because they know within a few days time everyone will need more petrol.
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Another spectacular waste of time at the wrong time of year
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oh god, theyre making 17.5% on the extra 5p petrol has risen by, hardly much to shout about. Shouldnt have let it get as far as it has if we wanted to complain about it, we've already proven we are willing to pay for the petrol at that price so what good is a protest going to do, they'll sit there laughing because they know within a few days time everyone will need more petrol.
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the demonstration was being staged to highlight the problems faced by the haulage industry as a result of diesel costs
The number of vehicles taking part in the protest was restricted to 30 by police forces along the route
Isn't the whole idea of this to cause as much chaos as possible????
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oh god, theyre making 17.5% on the extra 5p petrol has risen by, hardly much to shout about. Shouldnt have let it get as far as it has if we wanted to complain about it, we've already proven we are willing to pay for the petrol at that price so what good is a protest going to do, they'll sit there laughing because they know within a few days time everyone will need more petrol.
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What gets me is that considering what they have to do to get the Oil out of the ground and into our cars it's quite unbelieveable that it's still cheaper than a glass of a soft drink in pub!
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I can't see it'll amount to much - a single day of demonstrations limited to 30 trucks.
Hardly going to cause much long term havoc
I guess the public panic buying today & tomorrow will do more damage.
Hardly going to cause much long term havoc
I guess the public panic buying today & tomorrow will do more damage.
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Just been to portsmouth to pick my eldest up...
running on dregs, and the low diesel light was on... the main shell station near the ferry port has no diesel, and the other main shell garage near the M27 had no diesel either
managed to get some but big queues,
Now ive filled up, good on em, go for it, lets give them a bit of support.
mart
running on dregs, and the low diesel light was on... the main shell station near the ferry port has no diesel, and the other main shell garage near the M27 had no diesel either
managed to get some but big queues,
Now ive filled up, good on em, go for it, lets give them a bit of support.
mart