Drivers could be banned from using their cars on Sundays under a new plan aimed at limiting the UK's reliance on oil as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to impact demand.
Other measures include cutting the motorway speed limit to 64mph, and people working from home for three days a week. The suggestions, outlined by the International Energy Agency (IEA), could cut global oil demand by 2.7million barrels per day within four months, according to the Mirror.
The measures come ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement in which fuel duty - a tax paid on petrol and diesel prices – could be cut by 5p-a-litre, reducing it from 57.95p to 52.95p paid on every litre. Fuel prices continued to rise over the weekend, despite wholesale prices falling for more than 10 days, experts said.
