Claim: £1 per litre of road fuel is taken in taxes.
Fact-check: Social media posts overestimate how much tax is on petrol and diesel - Full Fact
Verdict: this is too high in fuel duty and vat. these account for between 80p and 90p per litre of fuel sold, depending on how much you pay for fuel.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2022-03-15T00:00:00