Police reveal route for tractor go-slow protest

A Suffolk farmer said more than 100 tractors were due to take part in the rally along the A14

The route farmers will take during their go-slow tractor protest has been released by police to help motorists plan their journeys.

Suffolk Police said a convoy of tractors will stage a demonstration from Ipswich, along the A14 to Felixstowe, between 10:00 GMT and 16:00 on Monday.

Farmers from across the region will take part in the rally to protest changes to inheritance tax and to highlight other issues facing the agriculture industry.

The police said it was "liaising with organisers" East Anglia Farmers Unite and other agencies to "enable and facilitate a peaceful and safe protest".

The full protest route

When a similar go-slow protest was held on the A14 last December, about 75 tractors from Essex and Suffolk took part.

It caused blocked roads and severe delays for drivers.

In a bid to ensure motorists do not encounter similar disruption, the police have revealed the convoy's full route:

• It will set off from Wherstead village at 10:00, travelling along the A137 into Ipswich, where it will proceed along Wherstead Road, Hawes Street and Vernon Street

• It will then move into Bridge Street and over Stoke Bridge, turning right at the Novotel roundabout into Star Lane, from where it will continue to the junction with Grimwade Street and then onto Fore Street

• After that, it will turn right into Duke Street, proceeding along Cliff Road, Toller Road, Landseer Road and Nacton Road

• The convoy will then join the A14 eastbound at junction 57 next to Ransomes Europark and continue to the end of Port of Felixstowe Road

• The tractors will circumnavigate the Dock Gate 1 roundabout and return back along the Port of Felixstowe Road onto the A14 westbound towards Wherstead

• The protest will continue to loop along the A14 from junction 56 at Wherstead to Dock Gate 1 in Felixstowe until it ends at 16:00

A spokesperson for Suffolk Police said: "Whilst on the A14, the tractors will be travelling at 20mph in lane two to allow for other traffic to join and exit the A14.

"Motorists should expect delays during the day."