{"id":244457,"date":"2023-11-07T15:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T15:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=244457"},"modified":"2023-11-07T15:20:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T15:20:09","slug":"petrol-and-diesel-drivers-set-to-benefit-from-5p-fuel-duty-freeze-this-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/petrol-and-diesel-drivers-set-to-benefit-from-5p-fuel-duty-freeze-this-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Petrol and diesel drivers set to benefit from 5p fuel duty freeze this November"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Budget 2023: Chancellor announces fuel duty will be frozen<\/h3>\n<p>Petrol and diesel drivers could be set for a major win as Jeremy Hunt looks set to continue the fuel duty freeze.<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury had put pressure on the Chancellor to hike the petrol pump tax but Mr Hunt appears to have stood firm.<\/p>\n<p>The MP for South West Surrey will protect the 5p tax cut on motorists in his Autumn Statement set to be read out in two weeks, according to The Sun.<\/p>\n<p>One source said: \u201cAs ever there was internal pressure to raise revenue this autumn from fuel but Jeremy has said no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The news will provide a break to motorists who are already battling increasing costs at the pumps amid the cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE <\/strong> <strong>Petrol and diesel owners can save \u00a3200 a year on fuel with simple adjustment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/24\/590x\/secondary\/fuel-duty-freeze-5053935.jpg?r=1699369323637\"><\/p>\n<p>Responding to the news, FairFuelUK founder and Reform UK London Mayoral candidate Howard Cox was thrilled.<\/p>\n<p>He posted on X, formerly Twitter: \u201cOur lobbying and campaigning for the 13th year running has stopped any fuel duty rise again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to the thousands of #FairFuelUK supporters who made this happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak introduced a temporary cut to fuel duty in his Spring 2022 budget.<\/p>\n<p>The cut was announced just weeks after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine which had pushed up pump prices to \u201cunprecedented levels\u201d.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> DON&#8217;T MISS <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Wheeler Dealers host claims new fuel could be answer for classic car owners[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>TikTok creator shares \u2018game changing\u2019 savings tip for cutting your petrol costs[ANALYSIS] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Petrol and diesel owners visiting fuel pumps in next few days issued new warning[COMMENT] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/24\/590x\/secondary\/fuel-duty-petrol-diesel-5053933.jpg?r=1699369323715\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The move was only expected to last 12 months but Mr Hunt announced the continuation of the scheme in March.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Telegraph, Treasury analysts had told Mr Hunt that he needed to raise fuel duty by at least 2p.<\/p>\n<p>This was necessary in order to claw back \u00a35billion the Exchequer is losing each year due to Mr Sunak\u2019s previous tax cut.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tory veteran Sir John Redwood called on the Government to go further. The MP for Wokingham added: \u201cWe need a tax cut. We need it for the economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would take the five percent VAT off domestic fuel for the next year and I would take a similar five percent off the price of petrol and diesel at the pumps by cutting fuel duties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John O\u2019Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayer\u2019s Alliance also called for the Government to make the move permanent as families continue to struggle.<\/p>\n<p>He commented: \u201cMotorists will breathe a sigh of relief if fuel duty is held at current levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut despite years of freezes, the UK has some of the highest duties on petrol and diesel in Europe, heaping pressure on household bills. The chancellor should make the fuel duty cut permanent to ease the burden on drivers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/cars\/1832457\/petrol-diesel-fuel-duty-freeze-tax-jeremy-hunt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Budget 2023: Chancellor announces fuel duty will be frozen Petrol and diesel drivers could be set for a major win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":244456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Petrol and diesel drivers set to benefit from 5p fuel duty freeze this November - AutoMotoBuzz.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/petrol-and-diesel-drivers-set-to-benefit-from-5p-fuel-duty-freeze-this-november\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Petrol and diesel drivers set to benefit from 5p fuel duty freeze this November - 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