Community health workers, cab drivers, couriers and van drivers are ‘paying to go to work’
The record spike in fuel prices could spark a mass exodus of staff who rely on their vehicles for work, trade unions and drivers warn.
On Thursday, the price of a litre of unleaded petrol hit 182.31p, meaning the cost to fill up an average family car with petrol hit £100 for the first time ever. Some employees who need to drive for their jobs are spending as much as £350 a week on fuel and others are “paying to go to work”.
