Rejected petition Reduce the tax on fuel during the oil crisis.

With the soaring fuel prices getting about is becoming more and more expensive. Despite the fact that the actual oil used for fuel in the UK doesn't all come from Iran, the cost is set on the world stage. But the tax on fuel is also what's making it so expensive. Reducing this tax will make it cheap

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Because they are a labour government. They are supposed to be in support of the working man, and yet in this climate anyone who isn't comfortably middle class is struggling. The constant rise in fuel costs is making it difficult to get around, impacting anyone who needs to drive to work as well as leisure which is both negatively impacting mental health, and even physical as long term stress is known to impact physiology.

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Suspend fuel duty and VAT on fuel until the Iran conflict ends
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/763674

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Date submitted 29 March 2026
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