Gordon Brown has been warned that if he fails to suspend hikes in fuel duty the country will face mass road blockages from farmers and road hauliers.

Anger is brewing over the fact that rising oil prices mean that the government will net a £3bn windfall from planned increases in fuel duty tax.

Despite the soaring oil price government has pushed through a 2p rise in fuel duty this month, a second 2p rise in April and a further increase in 2009, the Daily Telegraph reports.

According to Grant Thornton the rise in North Sea oil prices should generate £3bn for the government, which should allow it to comfortably fund a 6p fuel duty cut.

Farmers and transporters are planning to load the pressure on Brown to cut put the duty rises on ice.

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Think tank calls for oil windfall tax