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Fuel card news: Fuel prices 'up by 25p since 2000'

09 September, 10
The price of fuel has increased by more than 25p per litre since refinery blockades led by hauliers and farmers came within days of bringing Britain to a standstill ten years ago, it has been revealed.

Sky News has reported that despite widespread action taking place at sites across the country in 2000, many transport companies are still experiencing severe difficulty and some could be at risk of going under altogether.

"Fuel prices have gone up by so much that it's wiped out anything we ever gained [in 2000]," said trucker Dai Owen. "The reason there aren't the protests now is we can't afford to pack up and sit outside an oil refinery."

According to figures from the AA, the average cost of a litre of unleaded petrol has risen from 81.7p per litre ten years ago to 116.5p today.

Earlier this year, a petition organised by residents in Scotland's Western Isles urging the government to cut fuel duty attracted more than 2,500 signatures.

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Fuel card news: Fuel prices 'up by 25p since 2000'