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Fuel duty freeze welcomed across sector
...£1bn unexpected windfall, it was a time for the Government to have cut Fuel Duty significantly. It was a time too, to incentivise drivers to move to cleaner fuels and...
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Fuel duty may be frozen but the fight goes on
The chancellor George Osborne scrapped the 3 pence per litre rise in fuel duty scheduled for this January. The decision not to increase the tax was confirmed by Osborne in...
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Logistics UK urges government to maintain fuel duty cut to protect economy
Ahead of the 2023 Spring Budget, Logistics UK has highlighted the dangers of a disproportionate rise in fuel duty submitting its recommendations to government. To protect the UK economy, the...
Opinion
Massive spring hike in fuel duty would add £5k pa to truck running costs
...year ago.” The proposed rise in fuel duty would equate to an additional £4,850 for the cost of running a 44t truck, according to Logistics UK’s calculations, bringing fuel duty...
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Watson Fuels partners with Esso on premium grade diesel
...type, engine type, driving behaviour, and other factors also impact fuel and vehicle performance,emissions, and fuel economy. Esso Diesel Efficient™ fuel may be used in all heavy-duty and light-duty vehicles, but results...
Opinion
Red diesel update: Navigating the evolving fuel landscape
...liquid fuels and encourage a move away from traditional fuel options. The red diesel duty changes, therefore, should not be taken in isolation, but viewed through the lens of wider...
Opinion
Autumn Statement is ideal time to correct HVO duty disparity says UKIFDA and OFTEC
...fuels and kerosene when used for home heating are counterintuitive and a significant barrier to wider take up. In comparison, renewable liquid fuels and fossil fuels attract the same duty...
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Spring statement sees ‘biggest ever’ cut to fuel duty
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a cut to fuel duty effective from midnight tonight. Unveiling his spring statement in the Commons, the chancellor announced that the cut in fuel duty...
Analysis
Replacement trucks: what will be the future fuels?
...fuel suppliers – those who sell more than 450,000 litres of applicable fuels – do this by redeeming Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) or by paying a fixed sum for...
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Brobot – successful but ‘remaining vigilant’
...where the need to defer duty on fuel is demonstrated by the retailer.” Powell explains that deferring the duty on fuel provides a number of significant benefits, which include (In...
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Retail fuel market to face competition watchdog price probe
...in March, but petrol station operators have been accused of not fully passing on the fuel duty reduction. The PRA says its members passed on the 5p fuel duty cut,...
Opinion
Industry group claims energy support plans risk greener future for logistics
...of reduced energy bill support for businesses and the risk that a steep rise in fuel duty this spring could place on green investment. Responding to the news that the...
Opinion
Why the next PM should NOT slash fuel duty
Despite the ambitions of the candidates for the leadership of the Conservative Party, Britain’s next Prime Minister should think twice before slashing fuel duty, a fuel tech expert commented today....
Opinion
Calls for ‘vital’ fuel tax cut to remove inflationary pressures on distributors
...duty is reduced weekly if there is an increase in VAT revenue on fuel sales. Ms Jennings continues: “An increase in the material cost of fuel will still enable the...
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A hike in fuel duty?
Sajid Javid has promised to continue to freeze fuel duty in the lifetime of this parliament Having seen an ‘ill-informed report in the Guardian’ earlier this week, the FairFuelUK campaign...
Opinion
Fuel duty rise ‘a blow to economic recovery’
...for a freeze on diesel and petrol fuel duty, in addition to a reduction in fuel duty for cleaner, lower carbon fuels to support the transition to a zero-emission industry.”...
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Funding will accelerate alternative fuels
...energy supplies needed.” Freeze fuel duty forever In a separate statement Logistics UK also called for Government to freeze fuel duty ‘forever’ to help the sector make the shift to...
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Red diesel rebate change – the unwelcome impacts and contradictions
...Further squeeze on supplies Another unforeseen impact of the rebate change was highlighted by a fuel distributor who was commenting on the recently announced cut in fuel duty: “A duty...