Petition · past parliament

UK Government to allow fuel duty tax cut

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Request that Rishi Sunak implements a tax reduction on UK fuels whilst the Russian invasion of Ukraine is ongoing. UK motorists can not afford to travel and it is causing a huge impact on the economy, businesses and the lives of millions of tax paying motorists within the UK.
Implement tax cuts on UK fuel.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign these petitions which call for very similar actions:

'Reduce fuel duty and VAT by 40% for a period of 2 years': Reduce fuel duty and VAT by 40% for a period of 2 years

'Stop charging VAT on fuel duty': Stop charging VAT on fuel duty

'Temporarily suspend all taxes on all fuels and energy bills': Temporarily suspend all taxes on all fuels and energy bills

'Suspend VAT on road fuels to reduce fuel costs': Suspend VAT on road fuels to reduce fuel costs

Timeline

9 Mar 2022 Petition opened for signatures
14 Mar 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Mar 2022

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