Tomorrow morning at 10 am, a rolling roadblock of vehicles is expected to disrupt travel on major routes in Scotland. The block is a protest against recent fuel price rises, with the cost of a litre of petrol now above £1. The authorities have declared that blockades of refineries, like what happened in September 2000, will not be tolerated. Over the past 10 years, tax on fuel has risen by 2.5% per annum, but the price of oil has gone up by 27% per year.
In the Western Isles (as I reported a day or so ago), petrol now costs £1.19 per litre (nearly $11 per gallon). It is brought into Stornoway and other ports by tanker ship.
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Our sons a semi driver-I wish they would do that here ,also.But ours is just under $3.00 a gallon here,and I thought that was awful.
ReplyDeleteMore power to them -hope it works and goes off without incident....
connie
I am interested in what will transpire. I doubt if it will make any difference.
ReplyDeleteJeanie
I saw in the paper a huge blockade in France, truckers protesting high fuel costs. I saw on station had regular unleaded for $2.99.9 ($3.00) a gallon. So it appears to be coming down here. Linda in Washington state
ReplyDeleteGood grief! $11 a gallon? Truthfully, I really wish the whole world would totally cut back on gas consumption. The US is the worst offender for driving everywhere. I only put about 5,200 miles on my car last year. Chris
ReplyDeleteMy God!! It would take me over $200 just to fill my gas tank at that price. I don't really drive that much. I go to work and home. I've been cutting back and STILL it costs a lot.
ReplyDeleteUGH!