In a move that everyone could see coming, Londoners are now taking to the streets in protest—of high oil prices. Mainly organized and participated-in by truckers and lorries, the protest against the rising cost of oil (now eclipsing $135 per barrel) has shut down a major part of the A40—a well-traveled route on the west side of the city.

A letter was handed out to government officials, stating that they were not “faceless multi-national corporations” but rather “small and medium companies built up over generations.” It also said that the trucking companies in Britain are facing an “urgent, immediate crisis,” and the protest is aimed at the government to try and do something about it. Some protesters carried banners even, stating “dying for a rebate” and “brown out.”

Organizers were hoping for 600-1,000 truckers and their rigs, but as of today only 300 or so have shown up. But protesters aren’t giving up hope—more and more auto transporters and truckers driving through have stopped to help with the protest, and they aren’t backing down. Peter Carroll, a spokesman for the lobby group Transaction, said that “This is a whole industry saying you are going to kill us and you have got the power to stop it.” With prices eclipsing $80,000 per month of fuel costs, other companies have given their all to the protest in hopes that the prices will come down enough so that they can continue to operate.

All in all, though, the fact remains the same: oil prices are skyrocketing and there’s little that we the commoners can do to stop it. This crisis needs to be handled by the top level executives, who listen to the common man. Get out there and get your voice heard—someone is bound to listen somewhere.