The founder of Fair Fuel UK, Howard Cox has said he has seen documentation showing the Treasury are looking at increasing fuel duty by 10p a litre.

Speaking to GB News Howard Cox said:

“For 15 years I’ve had quite a lot of close contacts in Whitehall, and I’ve seen some documentation whereby some of the Treasury modelling is actually what would happen if you increase [fuel duty] by 3p, 5p, 10p, all those sorts of things.

“And it’s quite right, they should look at that.

“But unfortunately, I’ve also seen particular documentation that said that they’ve settled on around 10p, which is reversing the 5p cut that Rishi Sunak put in place a few years back, when he was Chancellor, and then putting 5p further on top.

“So it’s a total of 10p from where we are now, which is equivalent to around about five or six pounds for the average family car.

“Unfortunately, it’s going to hit working people and low income families, people who have to go to hospital, people who can’t use public transport because there isn’t anything around, particularly in areas outside urban conurbations.

“This government, fundamentally, is anti driver, and they are looking at the success, and I hate to say this, of Sadiq Khan in London, now on his third term with ULEZ, and tomorrow is the first anniversary of the extension to the M25.

“But I’m seeing so much more of that right across the country: local authorities and national government saying, hey, where can we get some quick cash? And guess where it’s coming from, drivers.

“I’m seeing some documentation reports to say that air quality has improved under the Ulez extension. I’m releasing tomorrow some bits and pieces where we’ve looked at 119 London tube stations comparing roadside particulate levels, compared to platform level.

“And I’m afraid the platform level is still around 17 times more polluting than at roadside level.”