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Organisers of the 2000 fuel protest, which caused severe disruption when refineries were blocked, say they will act again if fuel tax is not cut.
Fuel Lobby made the announcement as the price of unleaded petrol rose to more than £1 a litre in parts of the UK as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
The group says all UK refineries will be blocked from 0600 BST on 14 September unless price cuts are made.
The Treasury said cutting tax would not solve the problem of high oil prices.
'Inadvertent rises'
A week-long campaign of picketing refineries and depots by thousands of hauliers and farmers in 2000 caused major shortages and was thought to have cost British business £1bn.
There was panic buying of fuel and even food during the week-long protest.
Facts and figures behind UK petrol price rises
At-a-glance
Fuel Lobby spokesman Andrew Spence said protesters were prepared to recreate that campaign.
"Every time the fuel companies have raised the price of fuel, taxation inadvertently has risen with it.
"If we don't do something now then when does it stop? £1.10? £1.20? £1.30?
"When does the country have to stand up and say, 'look, come on, this is too much Mr Blair'?"
US priority
But a Treasury spokesman said that road fuel duty on the main types of petrol and diesel were lower than they were six years ago.
More than half the fuel used in the UK bears little or no fuel duty at all
Treasury spokesman
On this day: Fuel protests
UK petrol prices rise
"We believe the biggest priority in terms of reducing fuel costs must be working with the American government to restore production levels affected by the Hurricane Katrina disaster," he said.
"We must also maintain pressure on [the oil producers' cartel] Opec to set their oil production at levels consistent with more stable and sustainable prices.
"More than half the fuel used in the UK bears little or no fuel duty at all... so seeking to address the problem of high oil prices through road fuel duty alone would do nothing for the majority of consumers."
Environmentalists Greenpeace said the government should not bow to "self-centred" fuel protesters.
Campaigner Mark Strutt said: "Oil causes climate change and we import much of it from unstable regions. It's an inevitable fact of life that the price is going to rise."
The average price of normal unleaded petrol in Britain went up by more than two pence over the weekend, to 94.6 pence per litre.
The rise came after oil refineries in the US were knocked out by Hurricane Katrina.
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Fuel protesters in Wales say they will stage a blockade on the M4 next Friday in the wake of rising petrol prices.
The South Wales Hauliers' Association made the vow after a meeting of 60 hauliers and taxi and coach operators.
Earlier this week organisers of the 2000 fuel protests said they would act again if fuel tax was not cut.
The Treasury says cutting tax would not solve the problem of oil prices forced up after refineries in the US were knocked out by Hurricane Katrina.
Fuel Lobby has threatened to block all UK refineries on 14 September, as the price of unleaded petrol rose to more than £1 a litre in parts of the UK.
'Just the start'
The Wales protesters plan to stage a 20mph rolling blockade along the M4 from 0700 BST on Friday 16 September.
Beginning at Cross Hands in west Wales, they will travel along the motorway to the Magor Services near Newport.
They then plan to turn around and head back to Cross Hands on the west bound carriageway.
Mike Greene of the South Wales Hauliers' Association - who was active in the 2000 fuel protests - said when the protesters returned to Cross Hands they would take a show of hands on whether or not to set up blockades at oil refineries.
If protesters voted ''yes' they would start blockading the refineries that evening, he said.
Mr Greene told BBC Wales if Fuel Lobby spokesman Andrew Spence, who is leading the fuel protests in England, decided to blockade oil refineries as early as Wednesday then protesters in Wales would follow suit.
Mr Greene urged the motoring public to support the protest saying everyone would benefit from a drop in fuel prices.
He called for parity in fuel prices with the rest of Europe, criticised the government and said that the rolling road blockades were just the start of things to come.
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Organisers of the 2000 fuel protest, which caused severe disruption when refineries were blocked, say they will act again if fuel tax is not cut.
Fuel Lobby made the announcement as the price of unleaded petrol rose to more than £1 a litre in parts of the UK as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
The group says all UK refineries will be blocked from 0600 BST on 14 September unless price cuts are made.
The Treasury said cutting tax would not solve the problem of high oil prices.
'Inadvertent rises'
A week-long campaign of picketing refineries and depots by thousands of hauliers and farmers in 2000 caused major shortages and was thought to have cost British business £1bn.
There was panic buying of fuel and even food during the week-long protest.
Facts and figures behind UK petrol price rises
At-a-glance
Fuel Lobby spokesman Andrew Spence said protesters were prepared to recreate that campaign.
"Every time the fuel companies have raised the price of fuel, taxation inadvertently has risen with it.
"If we don't do something now then when does it stop? £1.10? £1.20? £1.30?
"When does the country have to stand up and say, 'look, come on, this is too much Mr Blair'?"
US priority
But a Treasury spokesman said that road fuel duty on the main types of petrol and diesel were lower than they were six years ago.
More than half the fuel used in the UK bears little or no fuel duty at all
Treasury spokesman
On this day: Fuel protests
UK petrol prices rise
"We believe the biggest priority in terms of reducing fuel costs must be working with the American government to restore production levels affected by the Hurricane Katrina disaster," he said.
"We must also maintain pressure on [the oil producers' cartel] Opec to set their oil production at levels consistent with more stable and sustainable prices.
"More than half the fuel used in the UK bears little or no fuel duty at all... so seeking to address the problem of high oil prices through road fuel duty alone would do nothing for the majority of consumers."
Environmentalists Greenpeace said the government should not bow to "self-centred" fuel protesters.
Campaigner Mark Strutt said: "Oil causes climate change and we import much of it from unstable regions. It's an inevitable fact of life that the price is going to rise."
The average price of normal unleaded petrol in Britain went up by more than two pence over the weekend, to 94.6 pence per litre.
The rise came after oil refineries in the US were knocked out by Hurricane Katrina.
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Fuel protesters in Wales say they will stage a blockade on the M4 next Friday in the wake of rising petrol prices.
The South Wales Hauliers' Association made the vow after a meeting of 60 hauliers and taxi and coach operators.
Earlier this week organisers of the 2000 fuel protests said they would act again if fuel tax was not cut.
The Treasury says cutting tax would not solve the problem of oil prices forced up after refineries in the US were knocked out by Hurricane Katrina.
Fuel Lobby has threatened to block all UK refineries on 14 September, as the price of unleaded petrol rose to more than £1 a litre in parts of the UK.
'Just the start'
The Wales protesters plan to stage a 20mph rolling blockade along the M4 from 0700 BST on Friday 16 September.
Beginning at Cross Hands in west Wales, they will travel along the motorway to the Magor Services near Newport.
They then plan to turn around and head back to Cross Hands on the west bound carriageway.
Mike Greene of the South Wales Hauliers' Association - who was active in the 2000 fuel protests - said when the protesters returned to Cross Hands they would take a show of hands on whether or not to set up blockades at oil refineries.
If protesters voted ''yes' they would start blockading the refineries that evening, he said.
Mr Greene told BBC Wales if Fuel Lobby spokesman Andrew Spence, who is leading the fuel protests in England, decided to blockade oil refineries as early as Wednesday then protesters in Wales would follow suit.
Mr Greene urged the motoring public to support the protest saying everyone would benefit from a drop in fuel prices.
He called for parity in fuel prices with the rest of Europe, criticised the government and said that the rolling road blockades were just the start of things to come.