Observer: Taxi drivers in Britain firing in mass numbers amid rising petrol prices
Taxi drivers and others involved in car driving are quitting their jobs in droves amid rising petrol prices in the UK. It was reported by The Observer newspaper on Saturday, June 11.
The price of unleaded petrol was 182.31 pence ($2.25) per litre on Thursday, June 9. At the same time, a full tank of an average family car started costing £100.
According to the newspaper, some Britons have to spend up to £350 a week on fuel, which exceeds $431.
As Gary Smith, head of GMB Union, pointed out, NHS staff, home care professionals, taxi drivers and others who need to drive to work should be paid to work.
“No wonder we are seeing huge staff shortages in many of these sectors, the situation will only get worse as prices continue to rise,” he said.
Earlier, on 9 June, it was reported that the cost of fuel in Britain had reached another record high of £1.8 per litre. This means that drivers will now pay an average of £100 to fill up a 55-litre tank, with the price continuing to rise.
Against a backdrop of refinery problems around the world and rising energy prices due to Western sanctions against Russia, the cost of diesel is also rising.
The British authorities have cut fuel duty by 5p a litre for the period until March next year, but there has still been a rapid rise in the cost of fuel. Experts say the key factor behind the ongoing rise in the price of petrol in the country is the European Union’s restrictive measures against imports of hydrocarbons from Russia.
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