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Fuel protest may spread to borough
Lee Sykes18/ 6/2008
OLDHAM hauliers are planning a go-slow fuel protest through the town later this month, subject to the backing of the police.
A definite date and route has yet to be established, although some lorry firms are worried they could lose their licence if they take part.
Dane Firth, from DP Firth Transport, in Royton, said hauliers were in danger of going out of business and had no choice but to protest. He said: "We are being hit very hard but it doesn’t just affect us, it affects everybody. You only have to look at the prices in the supermarket to see that. I would hope we have the backing of the public because the protest is for them as well.
"We are hoping to hold it on a Saturday where we can make a point without affecting commuters and they will also have a chance to come out and support us.
"There are quite a few small haulage firms in Oldham all being affected very badly. I am still speaking to the police about the details and we are hopeful something will be sorted out."
Darren Moseley, from HTF Transport in Chadderton, was one of about 20 truckers who joined hundreds of bikers on a protest earlier this month.
He said: "What happened then has put me off a bit. Three police vehicles were in front of us and forced us to go very slowly. At the end they took our operators’ licence and tax disc numbers and said if we took part in another protest in the next 12 months we would lose our operating licence. I’m sure there will be some sort of protest in Oldham and we may join in using our own private vehicles."
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said of the M60 protest: "Unfortunately the small number of HGV drivers caused some added disruption after failing to comply with the agreement.
"Despite being briefed by police of what was expected of them, and what was agreed with organisers, a number broke off from the group of demonstrators and drove at an unacceptably slow speed. They were given warnings and dispersed."
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There is real sense in this, after all Saudi's are losing with other investors as stock markets catch a cold.
Even should the Govt intervene I would guess there will be little for hauliers to cheer about. Long term prices of fuel will continue to rise and raise costs because of increasing demand for fuel from India and China.
In the short and medium term the economy's down, turn will also mean that hauliers will be competing for shrinking business.
20/06/2008 at 16:59