Another fuel crisis has gripped Britain as one in three petrol stations in the south was forced to shut after climate activists caused days of disruption at oil terminals.
Gatekeepers News reports the Campaign for Fair Fuel on Sunday, claimed that about 1,200 pumps south of the midlands have been forced to turn away motorists.
This was, in the wake of the action by Just Stop Oil.
According to reports, the eco protestors have been targeting oil terminals across the south of the country, including in Hertfordshire, Essex, and Warwickshire this morning by locking themselves to pipes.
This action has reportedly caused shortages of both petrol and diesel at stations compounding the misery for drivers already facing record prices at the pump, reported at over £2 a litre in some areas.
On Sunday, mass protests were seen with over 800 arrests across the country and put a ‘real strain’ on local police services with over 50 more arrests expected today.
The protests are worsening existing supply issues due to increased demand after COVID-19 lockdowns and Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, frustrated drivers have attacked the eco-activists for inflicting ‘misery’ on the lives of ordinary people who need to work and have no alternative but to use their cars.
Police, on the other hand, have slammed the criminals for putting lives at risk with their ‘exceptionally dangerous’ climate stunts as one force has spent over £1m on policing the protests.
The action at oil terminals is taking place at the same time as climate protests in London, led by Extinction Rebellion, shut down two major bridges in the city.
On Sunday morning, hundreds of demonstrators gathered at Speakers’ Corner at Hyde Park before marching into the city centre and ‘occupying’ both Lambeth and Vauxhall bridges – major traffic arteries across the Thames.
