UK: Petrol panic looms as protesters threaten blockade, strike closes major refi

Fears were growing last night that Britain could lurch towards another fuel crisis.

As forecourt prices hit record levels and oil went above $117 a barrel, campaigners said they were secretly planning a series of blockades in an attempt to bring the country to its knees.


Angered by the Government’s planned 2p rise in fuel duty, they pledged to recreate the chaotic scenes which saw tens of thousands of drivers panic-buying in 2000.

They said they would hold demonstrations across the country to coincide with a two-day strike being staged by workers at a major oil refinery in Scotland.

Daily Mail