Proposals to increase fuel duty by an unprecedented 23% in a matter of months and buried in an official report have “alarmed” the industry and would stifle economic activity, according to hauliers. The detail, hidden in a report by the Office of…
Logistics UK has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer urging him to cut fuel duty in next week’s budget, in order to provide hauliers with financial stability while they transition to cleaner alternatives. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expecte…
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Road Freight and Logistics has today (27 July) called on the government to introduce an immediate essential user fuel rebate of at least 15 pence per litre (ppl) for road freight, coaches, and logistics oper…
Logistics UK wants an immediate 6p per litre cut in fuel duty and said it would save hauliers £2,424 per 44-tonne truck, per year. The business group also said that one solution to rising prices could be the introduction of a system, similar to …
Logistics UK chief executive David Wells has urged the government to cut fuel duty rather than VAT to ease the pressure on hauliers struggling with rising pump prices. Making the keynote address on the first day of Multimodal 2022 at the NEC Bir…
Freight Link Europe director Lesley O’Brien has appeared on BBC national news calling for the government to introduce an essential user rebate to help hauliers deal with rising fuel costs. Speaking to BBC News today (7 June), O’Brien spoke of th…
There is a “compelling case” for commercial vehicles to pay more under a national road pricing regime, according to a report published today (16 May) by the Social Market Foundation. The report comes as ministers prepare to respond to the House …
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Road Freight and Logistics has launched a new inquiry into the impact of fuel duty on road freight and logistics businesses. The group is calling for industry responses, as rising fuel prices and infla…
In his spring statement the Chancellor announced a 5ppl cut in fuel duty. But, with the end of the rebate on red diesel coming in today, this tax cut is both easily affordable and flies in the face of the government’s own environmental policy. T…
The RHA has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement of a 5 pence per litre cut in fuel duty in his Spring Statement, which equates to a £2,000 per year saving on running a typical HGV. However, it said that while it will ease pressure on business…
Diesel prices could go as high as £3 a litre and could even be rationed as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to energy experts. The warning was made at a Treasury Select Committee hearing this week into the impact of economic s…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget was an “olive branch” for logistics firms who have finally heard some good news from the government, according to parcel delivery service ParcelHero. It claimed that the measures outlined in the speech yesterday w…
The RHA has welcomed moves to help the transport and logistics sector contained in the government’s Autumn Budget which it said were “campaigning wins for the organisation”. However, Logistics UK said its concerns over inadequate HGV parking fac…
If the logistics sector is to meet decarbonisation targets the government must maintain its freeze on fuel duty, Logistics UK warned this week. The call comes ahead of the 2021 Spending Review, which will conclude next week (27 October 2021) alo…