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| Truckers in diesel price protest | Truckers in diesel price protest |
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| Lorry drivers protesting against the "rocketing" price of diesel have arrived in a convoy in central London. | |
| Dozens of vehicles are converging in Park Lane in protest at a 30% rise in diesel pump prices in 12 months. | |
| Organisers are to present a coffin to the Houses of Parliament to represent hundreds of haulage firms they say have gone bankrupt as a result. | |
| It follows a 48-hour strike at Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland in a dispute over pension changes. | It follows a 48-hour strike at Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland in a dispute over pension changes. |
| Tuesday's protest has been organised by TransAction 2007, one of the groups behind fuel protests in 2000 which caused 90% of petrol stations to run dry. | Tuesday's protest has been organised by TransAction 2007, one of the groups behind fuel protests in 2000 which caused 90% of petrol stations to run dry. |
| 'Lifeblood of economy' | 'Lifeblood of economy' |
| The convoy started off in Kent and headed up M2 motorway into the capital. | |
| Organisers said fuel for a typical articulated lorry now costs up to £1,000 per week. | |
| The problem was exacerbated by foreign hauliers who arrive in the UK "full to the brim with cheaper fuel", spokesman Mike Presneill said. | The problem was exacerbated by foreign hauliers who arrive in the UK "full to the brim with cheaper fuel", spokesman Mike Presneill said. |
| "Our industry is the lifeblood of the UK economy," he added. | "Our industry is the lifeblood of the UK economy," he added. |
| "Fuel is rising on a daily basis. It is now at levels that are bankrupting hundreds of small and medium-sized haulage companies. | "Fuel is rising on a daily basis. It is now at levels that are bankrupting hundreds of small and medium-sized haulage companies. |
| "These are the companies that have been built up through hard work often over generations," Mr Presneill added. | "These are the companies that have been built up through hard work often over generations," Mr Presneill added. |
| "The government is standing by and watching this happen." | "The government is standing by and watching this happen." |
| Protesters will hand a letter summarising their grievances to the Houses of Parliament, together with a copy of the 2005 Burns Inquiry. | Protesters will hand a letter summarising their grievances to the Houses of Parliament, together with a copy of the 2005 Burns Inquiry. |
| The independent inquiry into the effect of fuel taxation found that the level of diesel duty in the UK was higher than the average EU rate. | The independent inquiry into the effect of fuel taxation found that the level of diesel duty in the UK was higher than the average EU rate. |
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