Many of you will have seen that prices at the forecourts are rising amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Fuel Duty is currently set at 52.95p per litre, but Rachel Reeves has announced an incremental 5p increase to Fuel Duty from September 2026.
This rise is set to take place between September 2026 and March 2027.
From April 2027, Fuel Duty rates will then be uprated annually by inflation.
You can read more about this here: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-reeves-freeze-fuel-duty-until-september-2026-2025-11-26/
Conservative Government's froze Fuel Duty for 14 consecutive years - starting in 2011 - and introduced a 5p cut in 2022, amid an energy crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to help protect motorists and businesses from rising costs.
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