There is growing concern amongst motorists within the UK about the price of petrol and more importantly the rapidly approaching £1 per litre for fuel. Boycott The Pumps is a campaign to show the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, that motorists are sick of being used as a piggy bank by the government.
Did you know for example that a litre of fuel before tax costs only 14p? The UK has some of the cheapest petrol in Europe until the 614% tax is added. Petrol has increased in price by 44% in the last 3 years.
Some of the justification for the increases in fuel tax are for an improved public transport infrastructure however improvements have yet to materialise.
The British public pay more tax (£36 billion per year) than any other European country to drive on poorly maintained roads. Some roads should have been overhauled 15 years ago but investment in roads and public transport is minimal (£6 billion).
I call upon all British drivers to support the campaign which starts on the 1st August. The British driver has been exploited for far to long. It is time to let the government know that we have had enough. Visit the campaign web site at
http://www.boycott-the-pumps.com and show your support.