The Wincanton drivers joined Shell drivers in protests at Cardiff, Plymouth and Avonmouth, leaving tankers stranded behind picket lines.
More than 40,000 veterans have joined the driver platform since the launch of the initiative, according to Uber.
The French-Canadian has never joined the drivers' association, and his refusal threw the plans into a state of confusion exacerbated when several team owners attempted to put pressure on their drivers to change their minds.
In Plymouth, union leaders said the strike action had been joined by drivers from every company and fuel supplies in Devon and Cornwall could start to run dry by tonight.
Putin then joined the drivers in the pre-podium room and on the podium, where he presented Hamilton with the winner's trophy and Mercedes executive director (technical) Paddy Lowe with that for winning constructor.
Riders pay a small fee for joining a driver's commute, but this is designed mainly to help drivers split the cost of gas, and potentially cover a bit of their vehicle's maintenance in the process.
She joins the driver behind the van, just as a town car goes by.
Follow them, and you wind up in an unused garage, where they join their driver husbands or boyfriends for pre-race prayer.
A train driver joined the demonstration at one point and apologised to commuters for the delays.
At this point, another customer, who identified himself as an airport limo driver, joined in.
