 The price of petrol is due to go up by 5p a gallon |
A leading organiser of the fuel protests in Essex almost three years ago says further strikes are inevitable if the government pushes ahead with next week's petrol price rises. Many of the protesters who organised the fuel blockades which brought Britain to a standstill in 2000 are meeting on Saturday to decide their reaction to the 5p a gallon rise in road fuel.
The increase, announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown on Thursday, will see the price go up by 1.28p a litre from 1 October.
Ian Gordon, who owns Gordon Transport haulage company in Basildon, took a lead in organising the fuel protests in Essex.
No choice
He believes hauliers will have no choice but to strike again if the government refuses to listen to their concerns.
"Initially I think there could be a petition to Downing Street but that will be ignored as usual so I think strikes are inevitable really," he said.
" You've got people fighting to keep their businesses alive.
"You've got a situation where one or two pence on a litre of fuel is enough to take your profits from the business.
"Nobody is going to run their lorries in this country at a loss."
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