{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/766389.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":766389,"attributes":{"action":"Reduce Fuel Duty on Petrol & Diesel During Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz","background":"We ask the Government to temporarily reduce fuel duty on petrol and diesel until the current disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and the wider conflict involving Iran are resolved, and global oil shipping routes return to normal.","additional_details":"The reduction in fuel duty would help  \r\nEase financial burden on households during a period of international crisis  \r\nSupport businesses, logistics operators, & essential workers who rely on road transport  \r\nStabilise costs while global shipping routes remain disrupted  \r\nProtect economic activity until normal oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz resume\r\nThis would provide short‑term relief during an exceptional geopolitical situation & could be reversed once oil shipping and pricing stabilise.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":7,"created_at":"2026-04-03T12:25:37.029Z","updated_at":"2026-05-01T15:10:22.746Z","rejected_at":"2026-05-01T15:10:10.763Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-04-06T09:38:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: \r\nSuspend fuel duty and VAT on fuel until the Iran conflict ends\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/763674"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}