An organiser of plans to block the M4 and M48 bridges over the Severn next month says his group of car enthusiasts felt they had no choice but to “stand up against” rising fuel prices. Ashley Fowler from Cardiff said he set up the event on Facebook which has now been shared thousands of times.
The 24-year-old delivery driver, who says he is so affected by the cost of living crisis and fuel price rises that he’s now having to leave his flat in Cardiff Bay to move back in with his mum, said he’s been surprised at how positive the reaction has been to the plans. Ashley, who was inspired by the growing social media group Fuel Price Stand Against Tax, said he used his position as leader of a car club in Cardiff to mobilise the plans. He is “shocked at how crazy it’s gone” since the proposed event was posted on social media.
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