Feeling the pinch at the pumps?
On Thursday's Breakfast Show we are looking at the ever increasing petrol prices. You can find out why we're having to dig so deep to keep our cars running.
I'd like to know how you are coping with the near record high. We will be gauging reaction in the Forest of Dean and we'll hear from a bus driver who says he can't even afford to drive to work because of the prices.
Petrol update Thursday morning
Martin says crude oil up or down, we always pay too much... Brian in Dursley used to run a petrol station... he made only a small amount from the fuel.... Dave in Bishops Cleeve says he is paying £5.40 an gallon...When Pete in Churcham passed his test you could get five gallons for a pound!
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Comment number 1.
At 13th Apr 2010, Martin Kirby wrote:There is a way in which we could hit back at the Government over this highway robbery, but I fear that not enough people would be willing to make the sacrifice required.
Blockading fuel depots or filling stations is effective in the short term and grabs headlines, but it is illegal. What we need is a few 'bung up the bus days'. Just imagine it - if everyone who normally drives to work/school/shops all tried to get on a bus instead, it would bring great chunks of the UK to a standstill and best of all, it would be perfectly legal. How would the police justify 'moving on' crowds who were blocking the pavement and possibly the road, while waiting for a bus? With people unable to get to work on time, shops and offices would have trouble operating. But as I said, it would only work if enough people participate.
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