Dozens of trucks have driven bumper-to-bumper into Auckland’s CBD in protest of rising fuel costs and road user charges.
The truck convoy, organised by RNB Transport’s Rob Ryan, took place on Monday morning starting from Silverdale.
Ryan encouraged everyone to get involved and show their support.
“Once again this is about everyone against all these increases,” he says.
Petrol prices increased 3.5 cents throughout the country on September 30 and later followed by a matching increase in road user charges.
Further 3.5 cent increases will take place in 2019 and 2020 bringing it to 10.5 cents per litre.
Meanwhile, there are concerns the 11.5 cent per litre Auckland regional fuel tax, which kicked off in July, is spreading to other parts of the country.
