FRUSTRATED truck drivers today hauled eco-warriors off their tankers during the latest anti-oil action.
Dramatic photos show the moment tempers flared outside the Grays Inter Terminals in Essex this morning.
The mob of environmentalists from Just Stop Oil plonked themselves on top of tankers at the oil terminal during the dawn raid.
Others wedged themselves between the barrels and cabs of vehicles before drivers pulled them away in fury.
The activists also blocked the Kingsbury Terminal in Birmingham where they hijacked several vehicles, allegedly halting production.
Just Stop Oil's month-long action has already seen petrol supplies dwindle across the UK, piling pressure on the government to block new drilling sites.
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But fuel chiefs have insisted only a small number of forecourts are affected, and urged drivers to fill up as normal as there is no need to panic buy.
It follows yesterday's action which saw climate change block traffic to the M4 by gluing themselves to the top of an Eddie Stobart fuel tanker.
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