Drivers 'worried sick' over rule change under Labour from November

Drivers 'worried sick' over rule change under Labour from November
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves could hit drivers, motorists and road users "hardest" with her forthcoming Autumn Statement and Budget, it is feared. Ms Reeves, the Labour Party government Chancellor, could introduce a string of changes for those who get behind the wheel.

Speaking to Martin Daubney on GB News this afternoon, Howard Cox, founder of FairFuel UK, said: "Drivers are going to be the hardest hit sector in that Budget, there's no doubt about it. We've had 14 years of a fuel duty freeze in that time and we decided to do our 14th opinion poll on the Budget."

He added: "Drivers are worried sick. I've actually got some credible information that Rachel Reeves is going to put fuel duty up by something like 10 pence per litre. I don't think she'd do that now, I think it would be more like 5p, which would restore Rishi Sunak's actual cut he did in 2022.

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"But again, we didn't see much of that on the forecourts, that wasn't passed on. But people are genuinely worried sick about it and I'm very worried that people are not taking the threat, the cost of motoring and the impact on the economy, very seriously."

Martin Daubney suggested that some people want to "push the agenda that cars are the root of all evil". He added that certain people want everyone to "go around on push bikes and be powered by windmills". Mr Cox continued, saying: "People forget that a 44-tonne truck does about eight miles to the gallon so any increase to fuel duty, the magnitude of 5-10p is tens of thousands of pounds a year to a small haulage company.

"That means they can't employ people, they can't even buy cleaner HGV vehicles. It's completely and utterly stupid, a lack of common sense. We need to actually cut the cost of motoring because that will cut inflation and add to growth."

A HM Treasury spokesperson told GB News: “Following the spending audit, the Chancellor has been clear that difficult decisions lie ahead on spending, welfare and tax to fix the foundations of our economy and address the £22 billion hole in the public finances left by the last Government.

"Decisions on how to do that will be taken at the Budget in the round.”