Trans-Action demo: Where will you be?
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by David Craik • Hundreds of determined Trans-Action hauliers plan to bring Birmingham and London to a standstill on Monday 8 June in the biggest protest so far by UK hauliers against Government fuel duty hikes.
The decision to protest was taken at two meetings last weekend in Coventry and Kent—just hours after Road Haulage Association director-general Steven Norris denounced such action as bullying and ultimately pointless.
will be informed.
Shropshire convoy protest, which mustered 120 trucks, plan to take part in the Birmingham protest.
In April, more than 100 trucks from Trans-Action drove in convoy around London (CM 9-15 April) but, although hauliers hailed the day a success, they were furious about the lack of media coverage. "We want to tell the Government to stop the escalator and leave us alone," says Wood.
Norris, while expressing sympathy with hauliers' plight, says he believes direct action will antagonise the public, which has a poor perception of the industry.
The RHA is now planning to organise a series of "Fair Play for Fuel" rallies starting in Gloucester on 11 July.