Haulage fuel protest not huge but still sends message
Date: 17 December 2007
A protest over high fuel prices by haulage drivers over the weekend did not enjoy a huge turnout, but nevertheless sent a message to the government.
Reuters reports that "only handfuls" of campaigning road haulage drivers turned out for the protest on Saturday (December 15th), and that protests that were planned at some refineries were abandoned.
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) had previously distanced itself from the Transaction 2007 protest group, saying that "comments within 'Transaction 2007' suggesting that legal and peaceful protests would produce no results and that more direct action should be taken are unacceptable".
However, record high fuel prices pushed some freight haulage drivers into protesting and the organisers said that government should view the event as a warning.
"It's just a warm-up to say: 'Look government, look at the job, look at this, do something about it'," said organiser Tom Houghton.
Fuel is one of the greatest operating costs faced by freight haulage drivers.
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