http://www.transaction-2007.com/
Transaction 2007 is the reincarnation of Transaction the group of hauliers, farmers etc that started the initial protests back in 2000 when we ran the pumps dry. Our aim is not to bring about mass panic buying of fuel again, we have adopted new tactics to make the Government listen to us and take stock of what we (the hauliers) and YOU (the general public) have to say about a regime that is is quite frankly dictatorship like in the way it treats the people who placed them in power.
Fuel in this country is nearly twice as expensive as that of our European counterparts. We feel (rightly so) that these hikes in prices every couple of years are merely lining the treasury's pockets and are not conducive to the general well being of the transport and farming fraternity. Surely enough has to be enough? The Government now has in place stringent measures to ensure no repetition of the 2000 uprising, so we cannot resort to the tactics we used back then. It is however, quite ironic, that when we did employ those measures to get our point across, the Government, albeit briefly listened and sat up rather shocked and took note. It's now 2007 and old Gordon Brown is up to his usual tricks. So where do we go from here?
Your guess is as good as mine, but something is really needed to bring this plea to those in power to stop taxing the transport and farming industries to death, which is what is happening on a very frequent basis. When will the treasury sit up and take stock of the fact that if transport were to cease for 36-48 hours (that means every haulier downs tools) then the shops and warehouses would be bare! This would not just be for that time period either, the knock on effect would certainly be felt many weeks thereafter as haulage tries to play a catch up game. What we are fighting for here is our livelihoods as hauliers, owner drivers, large blue chip operators, farmers and even Joe Public who is an end user of fuel. If transport fails in this country then we really will be up the proverbial creek with no paddle!
I will leave you with that thought.
Best Regards,
Pink Panther