Panorama

Season 2008

Episode 31: Can We Afford to Fill Up?

With the price of fuel rocketing at the pumps, Jane Corbin reports on how high fuel prices are affecting Britain and what alternatives might be available to the governmrnt and consumers. As the era of cheap fossil fuels looks to be coming to an end, Panorama asks if this may be the best chance to kick our addiction to oil. Drivers are threatening to vote with their wheels, however, as the government's green commitments are put to the test - will Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling raise the duty on fuel and tax on cars?