Soaring fuel prices became an issue over the weekend with the Sunday Times coming up with a complicated story about how a group of city dealers are pushing up the price even further to make huge profits. While they may have had some effect, it seems unlikely that they that much effect.
The paper also reported that in the run-up to Christmas, farmers and hauliers are planning rolling snail-pace convoys to slow traffic and put pressure on Gordon Brown to scrap the 2p fuel duty rise in the spring. It is interesting to note the comments made by Sunday Times readers – they were not exactly supportive Will slowing the traffic just before Christmas persuade Gordon to change his mind? I doubt it. Will they anger Christmas shoppers? I think they will.

The BBC is also reporting on the issue and quotes my former colleague, Jack Semple, now director of Policy at the RHA