At the Liberal Democrat conference today, delegates were informed by Fair Fuel UK about cutting Fuel duty and how it would ‘stimulate the economy’ and ‘create more jobs’.  Delegates were told at a Freight Transport Association Event that there was a ‘“broad agreement that hard working people are suffering from the short comings and costs of public transport plus the pain of some of the highest levels of fuel duty in Europe.”

Fair Fuel UK are traveling to other conferences over the next month to generate more signatures on their e-petition. They only need 9,000 more signatures online for the issue to be debated by Parliament. You can sign the petition here. Prices continue to rise and in the UK it would seem we pay the highest prices for our fuel. Now, with public transport costs rising, there is no cheap way to travel. The issue definitely needs to be addressed so if Fair Fuel UK can get there signatures, the issue can be taken and discussed at the next level.

The increasing price of fuel affects the freight industry in a massive way. Companies with fleets of trucks and HGVs are affected the most and even the slightest increase in fuel will affect them on a big scale. How does the price of fuel affect you? Do you think cutting the Fuel Tax is the right way to stimulate the economy? Let us know your comments by writing them below.

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