Farmers for Action are among the groups promising further action and disruption. Scores of petrol stations run dry as protests over high fuel prices begin to bite. Dozens of tanker delivery lorries are prevented from leaving several oil depots. Protests continue throughout the country, including the biggest demonstration at the Texaco refinery in Milford Haven. Chancellor Gordon Brown signals he has no intention of cutting taxes on fuel.
Long queues build up on forecourts while many filling stations remain closed.
North West of England and north Wales continue to be worst hit by the protests. Panic buying continues as some filling stations sell out of a week's supply of fuel in three days. Protesters close the country's largest inland oil terminal at Kingsbury in North Warwickshire. Home Secretary Jack Straw meets chief police officers to discuss whether to use force to break the fuel blockades which are crippling the country.