THE organiser of a fuel protest which attracted only 11 vehicles believes the poor turnout reflects the fact that many haulage firms have resigned themselves to closure.

Brian Willoughby, who runs garage repair business BMR Automotive, in Langley Mill, was expecting about 40 vehicles to take part in Saturday's go-slow protest.

But only five lorries and six cars turned up.

The 53-year-old said his company faced closure because of the increasing cost of fuel and ...

Five lorries, five cars and two motor bikes are staging a protest in Greater Manchester against the price of fuel.
The vehicles, which were followed by police, left Lymm truck stop at Warrington Lymm Services on the M56 at 9am Saturday morning to head towards Mancunian Way and Regent Road near Manchester city centre.

Motorist and organiser of the demonstration

Duncan Burrow, who is from the lobbying group BritainsRevolting, said: "We want the Government to ...

Protesters have formed a convoy on the roads of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire to show their anger at high fuel costs.

Their journey started from Trowell Services on Saturday and was due to continue down the M1, the A52 and the A38, before returning to Trowell.

Around 14 vehicles (cars and lorries) were travelling slowly along the lanes.

The demonstrators said they wanted to shame the government into listening to people who were struggling to cope ...

FUEL protesters held up traffic heading into the City Centre this morning in a stand against rising petrol prices.

The demonstration, organised by pressure group Britain's Revolting, set off from Lymm Services with a convoy of motorists travelling down the M56, on to Princess Parkway, the Mancunian Way and through the city centre.

It is the third fuel tax protest in the region in the past two months.

In a separate, smaller protest six trucks ...

Deborah Linton
18/ 7/2008

FUEL protesters plan to travel through the heart of Manchester tomorrow in another major stand against rising petrol prices.

The demonstration, organised by pressure group Britain's Revolting, will begin at Lymm Services with a convoy of motorists travelling down the M56, on to Princess Parkway, the Mancunian Way and through the city centre.

The protest, set to start at 9am, is expected to involve at least 100 people including lorry drivers ...

By Vicki Stockman »


FUEL price protesters will once again be hitting the roads to object at the level of fuel tax motorists must pay.

The convoy of campaigners will start out at Lymm Services at 9am this Saturday before heading along the M56 into Manchester city centre.

It is the second time in as many months that fuel protesters have hit the motorway network in Warrington. In June more than 100 vehicles including lorries, ...

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