Stop petrol & diesel prices sky rocketing

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Somehow stop companies using the war as an excuse to hike up prices when they will already have fuel stocked from way before the war started

Thier Just using it as an excuse to profit from a war and rob the public, the oil coming from the middle East won't be anywhere near the country yet and the war has been going a couple weeks now

Why it was rejected

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Prevent fuel companies increasing prices as soon as oil prices rise
Prevent fuel companies increasing prices as soon as oil prices rise.

Suspend fuel duty and VAT on fuel until the Iran conflict ends
Suspend fuel duty and VAT on fuel until the Iran conflict ends

Increase funding for sustainable energy sources
Increase funding for sustainable energy sources

Reduce Fuel Duty to below £0.20 per litre
Reduce Fuel Duty to below £0.20 per litre

Extend the Fuel Duty Freeze for Motorists For At Least Two More Years
Extend the Fuel Duty Freeze for Motorists For At Least Two More Years

The Government has published a factsheet on Iran, the Middle East and UK energy, which may be of interest to you: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/iran-the-middle-east-and-uk-energy-factsheet

Timeline

10 Mar 2026	Petition opened for signatures
10 Apr 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 10 Apr 2026

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