> > But my goodness, with prices that high, how DO you cope?

Well, I have a fuel-efficient car, and don't do many miles in it, so I only need to fill up about every three weeks or so. I probably only spend about twenty pounds a month on petrol. And that is less than it costs me to park at the railway station!

A few years ago, disgruntled lorry drivers almost brought the country to a halt, though, by blockading fuel depots in protest at fuel tax.