Cable Forum - View Single Post - [Update] Fuel tanker drivers vote to strike

Arthurgray50@blu · 28-03-2012, 11:03

Oh oh, Members are asking me why is it the Tories fault, Lets say many things, The government, no matter who is running the country, make more tax out of fuel than any other selling product.

For example our good neighbours across the pond pay 'today's rate' $4.00 per gallon, WE pay £7.00 per gallon. You go into a garage today WE pay 1.51 per litre.

When tanker drivers now go to a garage, sometimes the garage is not closed BUT, it only takes a spark ie from a mobile phone to ignite the petrol and BANG.

H & S is much more tighter now than when l was growing up, they are only asking for what is right.

When l go to work each day, l spend money like everyone else, we buy products each day and pay bills like everyone else, everything is going up BUT not wages, my wages have been frozen until 2014.

IF the Army are going to deliver fuel, they will have an escort, The army are there to protect the country, NOT to deliver fuel.

This is the governments get out, we don't car about the public WE will keep the main essentials running, we will send in the army.

The government should tell relevant parties sit down and thrash this problem out and KEEP the country running.

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Arthurgray50@blu Inactive Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,798	Re: [Update] Fuel tanker drivers vote to strike Oh oh, Members are asking me why is it the Tories fault, Lets say many things, The government, no matter who is running the country, make more tax out of fuel than any other selling product. For example our good neighbours across the pond pay 'today's rate' $4.00 per gallon, WE pay £7.00 per gallon. You go into a garage today WE pay 1.51 per litre. When tanker drivers now go to a garage, sometimes the garage is not closed BUT, it only takes a spark ie from a mobile phone to ignite the petrol and BANG. H & S is much more tighter now than when l was growing up, they are only asking for what is right. When l go to work each day, l spend money like everyone else, we buy products each day and pay bills like everyone else, everything is going up BUT not wages, my wages have been frozen until 2014. IF the Army are going to deliver fuel, they will have an escort, The army are there to protect the country, NOT to deliver fuel. This is the governments get out, we don't car about the public WE will keep the main essentials running, we will send in the army. The government should tell relevant parties sit down and thrash this problem out and KEEP the country running.