Rishi Sunak spikes fuel hike plans October 26, 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak will scrap plans to hike fuel duty in the upcoming Budget, according to the Sun. The levy was due to go up next year from 57.95p per litre to 60.79p. The duty will be frozen for the second time this year. The decision follows petrol prices rocketing to record levels across the [...]
Petrol prices 2p away from record high October 16, 2021 The pump price for a litre of petrol sold at UK forecourts has reached 140.22p, the highest since September 2012. Data from the RAC Fuel Watch showed that fuel prices – which have gone up 26p a litre in the last year – are two pence away from the record high of 140.24p per litre [...]