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Fuel protests: lorry drivers plan to bring London to standstill

by Dave Keating | July 2, 2008 at 02:08 am | 209 views | 3 comments | 0 recommendations

Another fuel protest is being planned for London today, and organisers are saying it will be the biggest one yet.

Lorry drivers could bring London to a standstill today in what hauliers claim will be the biggest protest against fuel prices.

Up to 1,000 drivers from across the country are expected to descend on the capital in a last-ditch attempt to convey their desperation over rising petrol and diesel costs and fuel duty.

Backed for the first time by the Road Haulage Association (RHA), the lobby group TransAction 2007 and the Transport Association, the drivers plan to line their lorries along a closed-section of the A40 Westway.

Under police control, a series of convoys, each of 10 to 30 lorries will then move into central London while a delegation of hauliers marches to Parliament.

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erica_naturegirl

at 06:21 on July 2nd, 2008

The London World Naked Bike Ride on 14th June 2008 attracted 1000 cyclists and thousands of cheering/bemused spectators!
The cyclists were protesting against oil dependency, demanding better rights for cyclists (and other non-oil-powered forms of transport) and also celebrating body freedom.
Cycling is a fun, healthy and low-carbon way of travelling. And the more people that switch from cars to bikes, the safer the roads will be.

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Rachel Nixon

at 07:31 on July 2nd, 2008

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