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  1. LLANELLI HAULIER HIT HARD: Fuel crisis adds £64,000 A WEEK to costs — and shoppers could soon feel the pain

    Bosses at Owens Group say the surge in diesel prices — driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East — has pushed costs up by around 30% almost overnight.

    Founder Huw Owen said the impact was immediate.

    “We felt it as a company straight away,” he told the BBC.

    “With a fleet our size, we burn a tanker of fuel a day. We used to order fuel a week or even a fortnight in advance — now we’re negotiating prices day by day.”

    Inevitable’ price hikes

    The warning comes just days after concerns were raised about rural families struggling to heat their homes — with industry figures now saying the crisis is spreading fast through the wider economy.

    The Road Haulage Association has warned rising fuel costs will “inevitably” be passed on, meaning higher prices for everyday goods.

    “Everything we buy is moved by road at some point,” said RHA representative Geraint Davies.

    “If these costs stay high, there will be an inflationary effect — it’s unavoidable.”

    Supply chaos and soaring prices

    The crisis has also disrupted how companies can even buy fuel.

    Owens Group — one of the largest haulage firms in Wales with around 600 vehicles on the road — says suppliers have stopped allowing bulk advance orders.

    Instead, firms are being forced to buy fuel daily at volatile prices, making long-term planning almost impossible.

    Global oil prices have surged past $100 a barrel amid fears over supply routes linked to the conflict involving Iran, sending shockwaves through industries reliant on transport.

    Government under pressure

    The RHA is now urging ministers to extend the 5p fuel duty cut, warning that ending it later this year would “add flames to the fire of inflation”.

    But the UK Treasury says it is trying to balance public finances, insisting it will ensure drivers get a “fair deal at the pump”.

    rom hauliers to households

    The warning signs are clear: from heating oil in rural homes to diesel in delivery fleets, the same crisis is rippling across Wales.

    And with businesses like Owens now absorbing massive cost increases, experts say it may only be a matter of time before supermarket shelves reflect the price shock too.

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  2. Carl #Futtrup is real.
    Danish fishing nets are real.
    Your donations are real.

    We will use current donations for the #transportcosts of two trucks from 🇩🇰 Denmark to 🇺🇦 Ukraine, loaded with fishing nets and driven by a Ukrainian logistics company.

    🚛 Transport costs for one truck: €3,000

    Fellas for Europe e.V.
    IBAN DE89 8306 5408 0005 3206 40

    paypal.com/paypalme/fellas4eur

  3. When you leave the house in the morning, you see this above you… from a few days ago in #Kherson. Merry Christmas seems a long way off.

    We are continuing to collect #donations to cover the #transportcosts of 🇩🇰 fishing nets to 🇺🇦 Ukraine.

    Nets collected by Carl #Futtrup, enough for two 🚛 truckloads, are ready and can be transported by a 🇺🇦 Ukrainian logistics company after Christmas.

    💙🙏💛
    IBAN DE89 8306 5408 0005 3206 40

    paypal.com/paypalme/fellas4eur

  4. …💙💛 Want to do something good quickly?! - In addition to our current fundraising campaign #Stabnet, we're continuing to collect donations to cover the #transportcosts of Carl #Futtrup ’s fishing nets from 🇩🇰 Denmark to 🇺🇦 Ukraine.
    Two more shipments are planned.

    €3,000 per truck. 🚛

    🙏 Every donation helps. ⬇️

    Purpose of use: "Nets"

    Fellas for Europe e.V.
    IBAN DE89 8306 5408 0005 3206 40

    paypal.com/paypalme/fellas4eur

  5. Truck No.9 of fishing nets has already reached #Kherson! (+ 3 to Kharkiv, Sloviansk and Sumy).

    Carl #Futtrup is collecting the nets in 🇩🇰 #Denmark. We @fellas4europe.bsky.social are collecting donations to cover the #transportcosts. A 🇺🇦 logistics company is transporting the nets.

    A 💛💙 European project!
    YOUR achievement!
    We thank you for every single donation!

    rubryka.com/en/2025/11/28/hers

  6. Carl #Futtrup is ready: good fishing nets are waiting in 🇩🇰 #Denmark for transport to #Kherson. For drone protection of hospital entrances & traffic infrastructure.

    - Are you ready? Can we cover the #transportcosts for anorher 🚛 truck?
    💙🙏💛 Thank you so much for your donations!

    Purpose of use: "Nets"

    Fellas for Europe e.V.
    IBAN DE89 8306 5408 0005 3206 40
    paypal.com/paypalme/fellas4eur