Are people free to protest? Of course, its a free country (to the extent they stay within the law).
Are they right, or more accurately, is there any point? No, absolutely not. Any reduction in duty will not address the core issue, that we need to reduce our dependence on oil and therefore reduce demand. Arguably duty should be increased further to force people quicker to take up alternatives.
Also, I don't understand why hauliers can't pass on increases to their customers if it is affecting all of them?
We also have some of the lowest priced fuel in Europe so I don't buy the usual excuse that we are uncompetitive.
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