Support for Motorists 2026-03-26
2026-03-26
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Q1
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Motorists have been experiencing rising fuel prices due to international events.
What recent steps her Department has taken to support motorists. Motorists are feeling the pain of price rises, but the questioner does not blame the government and asks if there will be no further rise in fuel duty for the remainder of this calendar year.
The Government have already taken significant steps to keep the costs of motoring low, extending the fuel duty cut until September and launching a fuel finder tool. Together, those measures will save motorists £129 compared with previous plans.
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Guaranteeing no further rise in fuel duty for the remainder of this calendar year
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Q2
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Motorists are experiencing rising fuel prices due to international events.
Anyone who has been to the pumps in the last couple of weeks will have felt the pain of price rises. I do not blame the Secretary of State for that—obviously, international events have taken over—but can she guarantee the House that there will be no further rise in fuel duty for the remainder of this calendar year?
The Government have already taken significant steps to keep the costs of motoring low, extending the fuel duty cut until September and launching a fuel finder tool. Together, those measures will save motorists £129 compared with previous plans.
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Guaranteeing no further rise in fuel duty for the remainder of this calendar year
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Q3
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Hauliers are facing increasing costs and issues such as fuel theft.
The costs of motoring are going up for everyone later this year because of the choices of this Labour Government. A set of motorists who are too often forgotten are those who drive our heavy goods vehicles and light goods vehicles; they are suffering because of their rest facilities, especially increasing fuel thefts from hauliers. Freight crime is an incredibly serious matter. Will the Secretary of State set out clearly what she is doing with urgency to support our hauliers, who keep our economy moving, and to get the facilities they need that will not just give them good rest space but also keep them safe?
Secure, high-quality parking facilities and truck stops for HGV drivers are a part of that. I know that my colleague the Minister for Local Transport has met colleagues in the Home Office a number of times so that haulage firms and logistics companies can be sure that their vehicles are safe and their fuel supplies are secure.
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Clear commitment to urgent actions supporting hauliers and ensuring facilities
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