Arrests as fuel protests hit motorways across England, Scotland and Wales
But the force warned journey times could be longer than normal.
The force said the device had not been used, no damage had been done to vehicles and it had since been withdrawn.Police said no vehicles had been damaged when a "single tyre deflation device" was deployed in West Yorkshire Fuel prices have risen to record highs in recent weeks with figures from data firm Experian showing the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts had hit 191.5p and 199.0p for diesel on Sunday.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said he will carefully consider calls for a "more substantial" fuel duty cut after the 5p per litre reduction implemented in March failed to halt price rises. Howard Cox, founder of campaign group FairFuelUK, said other countries had cut fuel duty more than the UK and called for a reduction of at least 20p.
"The turnout was absolutely fantastic. There were 35 vehicles from our yard alone who took part," he said.
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