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
'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.