For every 50 fill-up, you're just giving the government 43 out of your own pocket. For the average family, a 1p increase per litre in the cost of fuel means an extra 100 a year out of their pocket. In the weeks leading up to mid June, you all took a salary cut of around 700 a year. Fact 4 Fuel duty has little to do with the environment. Leaded petrol was supposedly taxed highly for environmental reasons.
Diesel fuel is cheaper, yet pollutes more.
No you do not. A recent study pointed out that most of Britain's roads are up to 15 years beyond their structural refurbishment date. When a haulage company has to fill it's tanks with diesel taxed at such a ridiculous rate, it's running costs become so expensive that companies take their business to haulage firms based on the continent. That in turn means a loss of income for our country. Fact 7 Public transport is not an option.