"No Plato"

Poltavchenko agreed to meet with protesters against the payment system

Poltavchenko agreed to meet with protesters against the payment system

The protest of truckers in St. Petersburg began late in the evening of November 23 with a rally on the sidelines. About forty heavy trucks rose on the Moscow highway for the night. Drivers designated their civic position: posters were installed on cars: “No Plato”. It was planned that on November 24 at 11 o’clock this stream will be connected to the new arrived participants in the action in the area of ​​Sofia street. However, early in the morning, traffic police officers arrived at the column on the Moscow highway, who said that Pulkovo Airport was mined, and the column may prevent the movement of ambulance machines and other emergency services.

As a result, trucks headed to Sofia street, where several columns merged into one. In total, at least 400 trucks lined up in a row on the side of the road. The protesters set fire to the tires in protest against the Plato system, an impromptu rally began, in which about 300 people took part. Drivers announced their intention to join the All -Russian protest, which will be held on November 30 throughout the country. Petersburg truckers intend to go to the Moscow Ring Road and surround Moscow from the north side. Participants in the action promised to each other not to stop the protest until the authorities backward, that is, they will not cancel the firm for federal roads.

After that, the column was supposed to go along the ring road to the Oktyabrskaya embankment, from there to Smolny, where truckers planned to hold a protest. The entry of heavy transport to the city center is prohibited, but the risk of the fine of drivers did not frighten. However, halfway from the plan I had to refuse: it turned out that the traffic police blocked the entrance to the high -loading vehicle. While the participants in the action thought what to do next, it was an unexpected decision: Governor Poltavchenko said that the city authorities were ready to meet with rebellious truckers at 18:00 in the improvement committee. The organizers of the promotion on cars went to the meeting, and the trucks continued to move around the cadu.

Throughout the action, traffic police officers showed increased interest in truckers: dozens of patrol vehicles were relentlessly followed by the column, and as a result, several drivers received fines for dirty rooms and non -boring headlights. From time to time, Rostekhnadzor employees with unscheduled on -site inspections drove up to the roadsides.