Fuel protesters have been handed fines and cautioned for public order offences after they brought disruption to a number of major roads on Tuesday.
Slow-moving convoys of tractors and other vehicles formed in Belfast and several areas in Northern Ireland as part of protests against rising energy bills.
At about noon, a convoy of slow-moving tractors clogged up the Sydenham bypass near Belfast City Airport, hours after passengers were warned there may be disruption.
It then travelled down the bypass in the direction of Bangor towards the airport, with some cars undercutting them on the cycle route to get past on the inside.
Some people with suitcases were seen walking at the side of the road in an effort to get to the airport.
Later in the day, scores of tractors, trucks and lorries joined a convoy along the A1 near Hillsborough in Co Down towards Belfast before turning at Sprucefield and moving south.
In Omagh, around 15 tractors and other vehicles moved through the centre of the Co Tyrone town while dozens of vehicles also took part in a convoy at the Ballygawley roundabout.
The A6 at Toome was also blocked by protesters for a period while there were also reports of a smaller protest at Nutts Corner in Co Antrim.
Some protestors at today’s farmers fuel rolling blockades have already been slapped with Fixed Penalty Notices for road traffic offences – while several others were cautioned for public order offences.
And the PSNI has warned that those who avoided sanction today could face fines and penalty points in the future are it said evidence-gathering resources were deployed at the key demos on major NI roads.
See photos from today’s fuel protests in our gallery below. Photos: Belfast Live/PA/PressEye
