2000-2010 United Kingdom fuel pricing protests

The 1999 London protest rally
lorry drivers protested in London against rising fuel prices. They announced their intentions for a nationwide campaign.

Cause Belli
UK fuel prices exceeded £1 per litre in mid 2007 with a 2 pence rise in fuel tax in October, resulting in the highest diesel prices and the fourth highest for petrol in Europe. The RHA wanted fuel price regulator who would control road fuel duty.

The event
Transaction 2007 called for a oil refinery blockade (a block of trucks driving at around 40 miles per hour (64 km/h), blocking al 3 motorway lanes) and the Road Haulage Association (RHA) rolling roadblocks by around 30 vehicles.

The Scottish branch of the RHA proposed a rolling roadblock by around 30 vehicles, whereas Transaction 2007 intended to protest outside oil refineries.

Reaction
The blockade was a failure and the number of rolling roadblock had 45 vehicles and hit several motorways.

Consequences
Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland supported the RHA of Scotland. The government took no long term action.

Cause Belli
High UK fuel prices.

The event
There a planned fuel strike on saturday 1st may, designed to impact the proposed uk general election on may 6th.

Reaction
It was called off.

Consequences
Non.

Modern fuel tax
The UK had Europe's highest or second highest rates in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2016.

Fuel tax was frozen at 59% in 2011 and did not go up with inflation that year. It went up by 3p in the £ during 2014 to 61%, but this was later reversed due to public pressure.

The government then agreed to increase fuel duty by RPI plus 1 penny per litre as of 2012.