Industry News from Yes Insurance

The rising cost of fuel in the UK was yesterday protested by van and lorry drivers.

Disgruntled drivers in the south of England headed to Marble Arch in convoys in order to express their dissatisfaction at increases across the industry.

Indeed, the cost of petrol now averages 114p per litre and diesel 126p per litre - an unwanted hike in addition to van insurance and road tax prices.

Organisers TransAction 2007 welcomed around 300 vehicles to an A40 protest, with a further 100 reported in Wales, according to Times Online.

"We are not faceless multinational companies - we are small and medium family companies built up over generations with hard work and determination," read a letter from the group to Gordon Brown.

Meanwhile, French president Nicholas Sarkozy has stated that a Europe-wide cut in VAT would bring down the cost of fuel across the continent.