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Fuel protests: Live updates as go-slow convoys take to M54 and M6

Drivers angry at the price of fuel are protesting on the M54 and M6 this morning.

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Lee griffin and Andy Carloman at the start of the fuel protest along the M54

The go-slow convoys are just two of a number of demonstrations being held across the country as average petrol and diesel prices close in on £2 a litre.

On the M54 protesters in cars, vans and trucks have joined the protest around Shifnal Services at Junction 4. From there they are heading east along the motorway to Junction 1 for Cannock, before turning round and heading back towards Shropshire.

Elsewhere in the West Midlands, another convoy is expected to drive at 30mph in lanes one and two of the M6, heading north from Junction 3 before returning down the southbound carriageway.

Protesters headed east along the M54 up to Junction 1 before returning to Telford, accompanied by police

Other protests are expected to block on the Severn Bridge, causing disruption on the M4, M5 and other crossings into South Wales, as well as the M25 and M56.

We'll bring you the latest from the demonstrations.