The Government has been urged to introduce a 10p-per-litre fuel duty cut, combining the existing 5p reduction with an additional 5p cut, as drivers face rising costs at the pump. The call comes from the AA and FairFuelUK, who warn that without action, households and businesses will continue to struggle under soaring fuel prices.
AA calls for keeping and extending the cut
AA President Edmund King said: “Drivers need the Chancellor to put the brakes on rising fuel costs. The first step must be keeping the existing 5p fuel duty cut, but with prices rising we believe the Chancellor should go further and cut another 5p.”
King added: “If passed on in full, that additional cut would take around 6p off a litre at the pump and save around £3.30 when filling a typical family car. Allowing the existing cut to disappear would take drivers in precisely the wrong direction.”
“Compared with that outcome, keeping the 5p reduction and going 5p further could make a difference of around £6.60 on a tank,” he said.
FairFuelUK warns of diesel crisis
Howard Cox, Founder of FairFuelUK, said: “Diesel drivers are being financially mugged. Prices have smashed through £2 a litre, filling up a family car now costs £110, and the cost of simply driving a diesel has rocketed to 20p per mile — £2,020 a year for a typical motorist.”
Cox added: “Millions who rely on their vehicles to work, earn and live are being bled dry.”
He dismissed the so-called “Putin–Trump diesel deal” as “political theatre” that “won’t cut UK pump prices and may actually make things worse.”
Global shortage and UK exposure
Cox explained: “The tiny volumes being talked about won’t touch the sides of the global diesel shortage that’s already hammering British motorists. And because Britain relies heavily on US diesel imports, any shift in American supply leaves our drivers exposed and paying even more.”
He criticised politicians for inaction: “Instead of helping drivers through this global crisis, politicians are sitting on their hands while households, hauliers, tradespeople and farmers are crushed by soaring costs.”
“This is a perfect storm created by political games abroad and complacency at home. FairFuelUK demands immediate action: stabilise diesel supply, cut Fuel Duty, and stop treating Britain’s motorists as cash cows to cover up policy failures,” Cox concluded.
