Fuel prices leave people asking 'what can we do?'
Record fuel prices across the country have left people in the South looking for ways to cope.
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Notable Quotes
"These rising costs have a knock-on effect, and we don't want to put additional prices and costs onto our members who are already struggling with the cost of living."
— Diana Logan-Watts , Activist
"We've got to earn a living, and none of us are happy."
— Neil McLean , Executive
"We just can't physically afford the fuel prices, we're looking an extra £250 a week per vehicle."
— David Price , Executive
"If you don't have a profit you can't invest in the cameras, you can't invest in your staff, you can't invest in people."
— Ian Govier , Executive
Key People
Owner of Southampton-based DCP Haulage discussing the impact of fuel prices on his business.
Manager of the MS Centre Dorset which helps people with multiple sclerosis.
Manager of the Littlewick Green Motor Company garage in Maidenhead.
Taxi driver in Southampton expressing concerns about rising fuel costs.
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