An angry farmer is leading a 5mph convoy down the A1 this weekend in a protest against rising fuel prices.
Andrew Spence, a v eteran campaigner from Leadgate, County Durham, has planned the disruption in Newcastle city centre in a bid to get he Government to cap fuel costs.
He is leading a convoy of drivers along the A1 from Gateshead into Newcastle and hopes hundreds of vehicles will join his go-slow drive as it heads towards the Redheugh Bridge, through the city centre and back over the Tyne Bridge towards the Angel of the North.
This would mean that the protest could potentially cause issues for people getting in and out of Newcastle on a traditionally busy day for shoppers and those planning to attend various sports events today including Newcastle vs Brentford, ChronicleLive reports.
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