Thirteen drivers were arrested on Monday after slow-driving protests over soaring fuel prices blocked roads.
A number of “go-slow” protests were staged on Monday morning in Wales and parts of England, with drivers blocking several motorways and A-roads, calling for a cut in fuel duty.
Six police forces were involved in policing the protests in their jurisdictions.
The 13 individuals, one in England and 12 in Wales, were arrested by two police forces after they failed to comply with legal notices issued by police that said they couldn’t drive slower than 30 mph.
One man in his 50s was arrested by Devon and Cornwall Police on the A38 near Ivybridge, southwest England….
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