So over the last two decades there have been three major fuel protests in the United Kingdom first in 2000 was primarily led by independent lorry owner-operators. with Subsequent protests 2005 and again in 2007.
all three times oil per barrel was higher priced but petrol was way lower than today.
In 2005, petrol increased in price to record highs of over 90 pence per liter
Towards the end of 2007, fuel prices exceeded £1 per liter
as we hit £2 per liter, I am confused, where are the truck drivers?
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They’re waiting for you to do something. Why aren’t you protesting?
If everyone who’s posted a “why is nobody protesting?” thread here actually went out and protested, there’d be no need for these threads.
And who would you suggest they protest to? Wholesale prices are the problem and the entire world is fucked, for once this isn’t something caused by our government.
Isn’t there a desperate shortage of lorry drivers? They were going to train prisoners or something I thought.
The British ones are unemployed and their cheap foreign replacements don’t care.
And protest what? I don’t think Saudi or Russia particularly care about the price at the UK pump.
> all three times oil per barrel was higher priced but
petrol was way lower than today.
Because the £ was stronger against the $ than it is now. It’s fallen dramatically the past few years, and again recently. The barrel is traded on the dollar, so when the pound is weak.. it costs us Brits more.
Most of the cost is tax also, the government could drop the prices today but they won’t.
It’s too costly to drive to them…
Price of fuel: £1.89 / litre
Excise Duty 58.0p
VAT 31.5p
Oil Company 94.5p
Retailer 5.0p
So if the government got rid of the excise duty it would save 58p from a litre, the oil company is still making 94p from it though.
Reducing the tax on something is a short term measure and would need to be replaced by something else (and that’s the problem). Fuel duty brings in £26bn a year in income for the taxpayer, which is more than half the military budget as an example.
Ultimately the oil companies need to reduce the price themselves, taxing them via their profits is making a slight difference but this is a global problem and not just for the UK.
Like it or not, fuel is a limited resource and it’s going to get more expensive as we transition to other sources. Users need to find a way to reduce their consumption in the longer term instead of expecting prices to not go up.
I like to shout at petrol stations anyway as a cycle past (and hairdressers, as I am bald) – I would love a car (and hair).
Have you tried driving less?
4th of July they are shutting the country down apparently, blocking motorways etc , it’s been all over social media for the last few weeks and we got an email at work about disruption expected that week.
“Fuel needs to be made more expensive for the sake of the enviroment.”
Fuel gets more expensive.
“Shit, go back.”
Who cares? They did naff all good last and won’t do any better this time.
You might as well make yourself a board and march up and down your street shouting at no-one in particular.
I think the protests will happen naturally as people no longer are able to afford to drive anywhere, the oil companies will start seeing a big hit in trade, the government will see a massive fall off in duty and vat revenue, and prices will lower and the cycle will begin again