More than 300,000 people have signed a petition demanding that the Chancellor of the Exchequer create a fuel price cap. Launched more than a week ago, organisers hope it will influence Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement on Wednesday (March 23).
Started by Kevin Scott, the petition says that UK tax on diesel for commercial vehicles is "far too high" and is affecting the price of food and more. It goes on: "By reducing the tax for commercial vehicles this will help everyone suffering from the current cost of living crisis which is due to both the pandemic repercussions and the war between Russia and Ukraine."
The text also calls for measures which have been brought in for the fuel crisis - to protect domestic energy customers - to be rolled out to include filling up at the pumps. It says: "Petrol/diesel... should be capped like the electricity and gas prices are currently for the public to ease the cost of living crisis."
