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Someone has just e-mailed me to say there is going to be some sort of petrol blockade next week (like there was a couple of years ago). Has anyone else heard anything about this???? Maz. XX

dont know, but there were alot of peeps in tesco's, filling up, today.......

Few days ago there was talk of it on local news as becoming a real possibility. Ann

heard rumours about it today. I wouldn't be surprised.

??? Off to Ireland next Friday ---- 12 gerry cans and a full tank? lol

Hubby's friend was just speaking about it tonight, saying that's what he'd heard too! Christine

blimey - sounds like there might be summat in it then. can't afford to keep filling up 'just in case' - think I will have to just take my chances that there is some there still when I need it! Not planning on going very far for next week, so hopefully I may be ok for a while! Maz. XX perhaps if anyone hears anything more, they could add to this thread??

Blimey Mike - car full of petrol .... hope you don't smoke lol!! Will you manage to fit your toothbrush in somewhere??!!

Hope not - we are heading to north devon next week for a few days. Ann

have done a lot of miles this week, about 900 (and off to Manchester tomorrow)... have filled up for the third time this week tonight - £45 a go. Ridiculous. (fortunately I can claim mileage for the travel in the week as it was work related)

Hi Paul, Cant you coincide one of your trips to Manchester with one of our meetups? I would love to meet you and Sharon. June xx

June, I'm sure we will at some point !! We're there once or twice a month at the moment (assuming we keep getting the tickets for United (we apply for every game, some we get, some we don't)). Paul

well from recent emails..................going back to 4 years ago! we should all be banning esso and shell from our tanks,, if we all boycott our fuel from them it will force prices down saying that, this week I have put £30 in, where as 4 years ago only had to put £10 for half a tank its disgusting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and I never go anywhere! if you google 'petrol blockade' you'll find the inf on bbc news

I always fill up tank when it reaches 1/4 and a year ago it used to cost me £20 - last few months it has been about £25 put £27 in on Sunday and it was only 3/4 full. Ann

Maz, I spoke to my brother tonight and he says that they are going to have a blockade on Wednesday (im sure thats what he said) until the government bring the pricew down!!! Doubt they will do that.. too greedy! Debs x

Yes, the blockade is meant to be Wednesday if the government don't lower the tax on petrol. The people organising the blockade think they will hurt the oil companies, but they will really only hurt the motorist I expect. Kath. x

Apparently out of each gallon of gas only a minimal anount goes to the oil company the rest goes to the government.. But as usual the govenment hide behind somebody else!! Debs x

This is on BBC news online this morning Fuel protesters plan M4 blockade Hurricane Katrina has affected oil prices Fuel protesters in Wales say they will stage a blockade on the M4 next Friday in the wake of rising petrol prices. The South Wales Hauliers' Association made the vow after a meeting of 60 hauliers and taxi and coach operators. Earlier this week organisers of the 2000 fuel protests said they would act again if fuel tax was not cut. The Treasury says cutting tax would not solve the problem of oil prices forced up after refineries in the US were knocked out by Hurricane Katrina. Fuel Lobby has threatened to block all UK refineries on 14 September, as the price of unleaded petrol rose to more than £1 a litre in parts of the UK. 'Just the start' The Wales protesters plan to stage a 20mph rolling blockade along the M4 from 0700 BST on Friday 16 September. Beginning at Cross Hands in west Wales, they will travel along the motorway to the Magor Services near Newport. They then plan to turn around and head back to Cross Hands on the west bound carriageway. Mike Greene of the South Wales Hauliers' Association - who was active in the 2000 fuel protests - said when the protesters returned to Cross Hands they would take a show of hands on whether or not to set up blockades at oil refineries. If protesters voted ''yes' they would start blockading the refineries that evening, he said. Mr Greene told BBC Wales if Fuel Lobby spokesman Andrew Spence, who is leading the fuel protests in England, decided to blockade oil refineries as early as Wednesday then protesters in Wales would follow suit. Mr Greene urged the motoring public to support the protest saying everyone would benefit from a drop in fuel prices. He called for parity in fuel prices with the rest of Europe, criticised the government and said that the rolling road blockades were just the start of things to come.

I am affraid it`s TRUE- we have a pertol refinery not far from us and on WEDNESDAY AT 6A.M THEY ARE GOING BLOCKAGE THE GATES. There was an article not so long back saying that we here in Britain pay the MOST TAX ON PETROL- 79.9 PER CENT OF WHAT WE PAY IS TAX. R.B.xx

My other half works with someone who's daughter works in Haulage and she's told us that the Blockage is going going to be on Monday instead of Wednesday so that they can catch them off guard!!! now I don't know if this is true, but I would hate for you lot to be stranded and that I hadn't said anything Please do not come back and shoot me if it dosn't happen c x