MORE THAN a dozen people chose a ‘busy’ fuel station to protest at rising pump prices.
Kerry Cook of Mochdre, a housewife, mother and full time carer, spearheaded the protest at Morrisons supermarket in Rhyl on Saturday (March 19), which saw 17 concerned activists from Conwy and Denbighsire highlight rising fuel costs.
Kerry said: “Fuel prices keep going up and up. I have four children, two are disabled and if I put £20 in the car, it goes nowhere. I have to get the kids to school and by the time I have taken them there and back, it’s gone.”
Edmund King, the AA’s president, said: “Lower-income drivers, poorer rural residents, volunteer drivers and youngsters looking to their first jobs are some of the vulnerable groups struggling to stay on the road.”
The pump price of petrol now averages £1.32 pence per litre while the average price of diesel also hit a new record at £1.37 pence.
An AA spokesman said: “Middle East troubles have brought matters to a head, but the writing’s been on the wall for months and only now are government and business analysts taking notice.
“In the meantime drivers are going to have to manage as best as they can, by cutting out journeys, driving more economically and hoping that a stronger pound will cushion some of the blow.”
The protestors arrived at Morrisons at about 10am and took their stations in a cordoned off section of the site.
Kerry said: “I was a bit disappointed by the number of people who turned up, but I thought it went well. We chose Morrisons simply because it was busy.
“I parked the car where people could see it and people signed the petition. I had a sign on my car saying toot your horn if you support us and people were beeping their horns. Hopefully we got the message across. On the strength of this, we may plan a bigger protest.”