{"id":873,"date":"2022-02-25T11:14:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T11:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/kentconnect\/?p=873"},"modified":"2022-02-25T12:50:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T12:50:04","slug":"fuel-and-fears-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/kentconnect\/2022\/02\/25\/fuel-and-fears-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel and fears on the rise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Petrol and diesel prices have hit record highs in the UK. As we move away form a pandemic status world-wide, we are emerging into what some have described as &#8216;World War Three&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the first day of Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine, we saw petrol prices soar. Alongside fears for the future of the oil industry, with Russia being a main producer and exporter, residents in Kent rushed to petrol stations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday in Medway Kent, queues for petrol were blocking main roads. One woman said; &#8220;A journey that was meant to take me two minutes took almost half an hour. People are panicking.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recently saw a similar occurrence in September last year, after almost 21 years since the last fuel crisis. Media reports of a leaked government briefing discussing the shortage of heavy goods vehicle drivers, sparking the panic. But now, we have a new crisis on our hands &#8211; the sheer cost of a necessity for many &#8211; fuel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/kentconnect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/car-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-908\" srcset=\"http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/kentconnect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/car-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/kentconnect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/car-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/kentconnect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/car-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/kentconnect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/car.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A shopper on Gillingham high street said: &#8220;I&#8217;m partly concerned because they&#8217;ve raised quite a ot already due to covid. For young people especially the prices are quite high due to inflation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;With what&#8217;s going on now, pricesare going to be so extreme, it&#8217;s just going to be so hard for some people.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After diesel hit over \u00a31.50 just two weeks ago, the invasion of Ukraine has affected the cost of petrol and affected oil prices, the RAC has said.&nbsp;However, it is unsettling the people of Kent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, petrol prices rose to 149.30p per litre amid warnings it could soon pass \u00a31.50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Petrol and diesel prices have hit record highs in the UK. As we move away form a pandemic status world-wide, we are emerging into what some have described as &#8216;World War Three&#8217;. On the first day of Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine, we saw petrol prices soar. 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