Petrol

Petrol station and a fuel pump
Cars

Fuel duty revenue falls as drivers cut back on driving amid rising costs and global tensions

Receipts dropped £100million between April 2025 and March 2026

Hybrid car and Rachel Reeves
Cars

Rachel Reeves car tax raid sees hybrid drivers hit twice

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, a 20mph sign and a petrol pump
Cars

Driving law changes could see 20mph roads axed and fuel prices cut under new Tory plans

Expensive petrol and diesel prices and an electric car charging facility
Cars

Electric car owners paying less to charge in public than petrol and diesel drivers

Electric car owners charging in public are paying an average of 15p per mile

Petrol station and driver in car
Cars

Britons ditch cars as soaring petrol and diesel costs cause thousands to give up driving

Petrol station and a fuel pump
Cars

Petrol and diesel prices push up inflation as drivers eye EV switch ahead of September fuel hike

Inflation rose 0.3 per cent due to higher petrol and diesel fuel costs

Cars on road and petrol and diesel
Cars

Labour to review frozen 45p fuel mileage rates as petition demands change

Motorway and 60mph sign
Cars

National speed limits could be slashed to 60mph to ease fuel crisis

Petrol station and an out-of-service fuel pump
Cars

Fuel thefts surge 62% as petrol and diesel drivers avoid paying high pump prices

Electric charger and HGV
Cars

Labour's net zero push falters as EV rollout slows

Man renewing car tax and a wallet of cash
Cars

Car tax changes see popular EVs become exempt from £440 levy in snub to millions

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