On the eve of the Budget, MPs Lewis Cocking, Wendy Morton, Aphra Brandreth, Peter Bedford, and Lord Craig Mackinlay, delivered, with Howard Cox, Founder of FairFuelUK, a 152,000-signature petition to No 10/11 Downing Street calling on the Chancellor to keep Fuel Duty frozen, preferably even cut it.

Lewis Cocking MP said: “I have been proud to help FairFuelUK with their 15-year successful cross-party campaign to keep fuel duty frozen in the upcoming budget.

“So many of my constituents in Broxbourne rely on their cars, vans and lorries to get by, and they can't afford to be punished by yet another Labour tax rise.'

Howard Cox said: “Fuel prices are closely linked to inflation, with increases often triggering rises in the cost of goods and services.

“At a time when inflation remains a concern for policymakers, reducing fuel duty will help to moderate price increases across the economy.

“This would benefit not only motorists but also businesses and consumers more broadly. Lower fuel costs can make the UK a more attractive destination for investment, particularly in sectors such as logistics, delivery, and manufacturing.

“By cutting fuel duty, the government would signal its commitment to supporting enterprise and innovation, potentially encouraging businesses to expand and create new jobs.

“It’s a no-brainer, Chancellor, Cut Fuel duty, put more money into the UK’s 37 million drivers' pockets and watch the economy grow.”

Letter to Chancellor from MPs calling for Fuel Duty to remain Frozen

Above is a photo of the Petition delivery to No 10 with 152,000 signatures handed in by the maximum number of MPs allowed, including these MPs with me, Howard Cox, Founder of FairFuelUK:

Aphra Brandreth, Lewis Ciocking, Howard Cox, Peter Bedford, Wendy Morton, and Lord Craig Mackinlay

Media Contact: Howard Cox, Founder of the FairFuelUK Campaign

Contact details: howard@fairfueluk.com Tel: 07515421611

Letter to Chancellor: https://fairfueluk.com/FuelDutyLetter.pdf

Background: Since 2011 the APPG for Fair Fuel for UK Motorists and UK Hauliers has examined major issues that impact on UK drivers. Along with FairFuelUK, it has been a major influencer on keeping Fuel Duty frozen since 2011. As well as fuel taxation, other issues addressed by the APPG that impact on drivers, have included congestion charges, ULEZ/CAZs, parking costs, roads investment, unfair treatment for fossil fuelled vehicle owners, solutions to lower emissions, cleaner fuel incentives, alternative technology options and transparent pricing at the fuel pumps with a continual call for PumpWatch. With the expected decline in Fuel Duty revenue, the APPG will also formulate a long-term approach to the future of road taxation and a positive transport strategy for all road users. https://fairfueluk.com

Since 2010, FairFuelUK has saved drivers over £200 billion in planned tax hikes on duty and VAT through constructive and objective campaigning. Had FairFuelUK not campaigned to scrap the fuel duty escalator, fuel tax today would be 90p/lt rather than 57.95p/lt. Today, we would be paying £2.00+ per litre at the pumps had FairFuelUK not fought for the World's highest taxed drivers. Because of the Campaign, inflation is down 6.7% and £24 billion has been put back into consumer spending each year since 2011.

FairFuelUK is a public affairs team with no shareholders to satisfy, just an award-winning campaign representing the real concerns of hard-working motorists, families, small businesses, commercial drivers, and hauliers across the UK—decades of fiscal exploitation by successive Governments with little in return warrant the need for FairFuelUK.

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