Petition · past parliament

stop petrol stations charging extortionate prices at motorway services

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

i find it absolutely disgraceful that oil companies can charge up to 20 pence a litre more on a motorway then in towns or cities,just because they know you may have to stop there to fill up.its about time this behaviour was stopped

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the prices that companies chose to charge for petrol. Parliament sets the tax on petrol, but doesn't control the prices charged at different locations.

Timeline

25 Oct 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Nov 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.