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Figures from data firm Experian show the average price of a litre of diesel at UK forecourts reached a new high of 197.1p on Tuesday
Around 2,000 vehicles are expected to drive slowly on the A1 through Northumberland, Newcastle, Gateshead and County Durham during rush hour in a protest over fuel taxes
Fuel protestors are holding a slow drive down the A1 later today to campaign against the rising cost of refilling at North East forecourts.
A recent analysis by green motoring consultancy New AutoMotive showed that as the price of fuel soars, the cost of running an electric vehicle is around 80 per cent lower than its gas guzzling equivalent.
Rocketing petrol prices are causing “real hardship” in rural areas and the Government should cut VAT and fuel duty “as a matter of urgency”, Tory peer Anne McIntosh has argued.