Fuel Duty

Logistics UK repeats call for cut in fuel d...

Jul 18, 2022Comments off

Logistics UK wants an immediate 6p per litre cut in fuel duty and said it would save hauliers £2,424 per 44-tonne truck, per year. The

Government contradiction over red diesel re...

Apr 04, 2022Comments off

In his Spring Statement the Chancellor announced a 5p-a-litre cut in fuel duty. But, with the end of the rebate on red diesel coming in

Spring Statement

Spring Statement: Industry responds

Mar 24, 2022Comments off

Yesterday, 23rd March 2022, Rishi Sunak delivered his Spring Statement. In it he stated that fuel duty will be cut by 5p until March 2023,

HGV Fuel Tank

Industry demands government to take urgent ...

Mar 15, 2022Comments off

Thousands of hauliers are being urged by the RHA to write to their MPs to ask for urgent action on fuel prices ahead of the

Freeze fuel duty forever, says Logistics UK

Sep 23, 2021Comments off

Business group Logistics UK is calling on government to freeze fuel duty forever to help the sector make the shift to alternatively fuelled vehicles on the road to Net Zero. As

Industry calls on Chancellor not to raise f...

Feb 22, 2021Comments off

The haulage industry is stepping up the pressure on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to freeze or cut fuel duty. He is rumoured to be considering a

Hultsteins prepares operators for red diese...

Sep 08, 2020Comments off

Hultsteins, the British and Swedish hydraulic refrigeration & electric hybrid systems manufacturer is advising temperature-controlled operators to seize the initiative and fit an Engine Drive

Response to the Fuel Duty freeze

Oct 04, 2018Comments off

Following prime minister Theresa May’s announcement of the freezing of fuel duty, there have been a couple of responses that take contradictory views. Ashley Barnett,

Fuel prices to be frozen for a ninth year

Oct 03, 2018Comments off

In her end-of-conference speech today, the UK prime minister, Theresa May, is set to announce that Fuel Duty is to be frozen for a ninth

Fuel duty could increase eight pence per li...

Sep 14, 2018Comments off

Analysis by the AA shows that the Chancellor could be primed to increase fuel duty by eight pence per litre, should he wish to fund