More than a dozen are arrested as protesters urge a fuel duty cut by driving slowly across the country.
Steve Nash, who got stuck on the M5, said the protesters might be "going about it the wrong way"
West Yorkshire Police said a "single tyre deflation device" - also known as a "stinger" - had been deployed, but it was not used. Fuel prices have risen to record highs in recent weeks with figures from data firm Experian showing the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts had hit 191.5p and 199.0p for diesel on Sunday.
Rising fuel prices have been pushed even higher by the war in Ukraine, with Russia, one of the world's largest oil exporters, facing sanctions.Police escort vehicles across the Prince of Wales Bridge, which runs between England and Wales
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