Taxis, farmers and the fuel crisis in the south
Drivers in the south of England are feeling the financial strain from the US-Israel war with Iran.
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""It's a busy time of year and we're sowing crops, putting fertiliser out on crops and it's obviously increased the cost of producing what we do.""
— James Cossins , Other
""He said the rising fuel costs would eventually have to be passed on to the customer.""
— Jim Hooper , Other
""To fill up was costing me just under £40 and now it's well into £50.""
— Perry McMillan , Other
""Mentally it's draining because you think, every time you go past a fuel station, 'it's going down, it's going up.'""
— Shahid Rafiq , Other
""At least this time we have fuel. And that makes a big difference.""
— Nick Briggs , Other
""Part of it is supply and demand and if oil isn't getting through the Straits of Hormuz that puts the pressure up.""
— Edmund King , Activist
Key People
President of the AA.
Owner of a dairy, beef, and arable farm in Tarrant Rawston, Dorset.
Farmer from Berry Hill Farm in Throop, Dorset.
Partner in the Pittvale Service Station in Winchester.
Taxi driver in Southampton, concerned about rising fuel costs.
Secretary of the Reading Taxi Association.
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Drivers in the south of England are feeling the financial strain from the US-Israel war with Iran.
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