Petition
Temporarily Reduce Fuel duty, to ease the burden on families
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
Due to the current conflict in the Middle East, The treasury could temporarily reduce the fuel duty so that the prices don’t rise, this would stop the panic buying and then allow families to function and stop increases in transportation costs and ultimately increases in food costs for all
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 the following petitions, which call for similar action:
Reduce fuel duty and remove VAT on petrol and diesel
Reduce fuel duty and remove VAT on petrol and diesel
Suspend fuel duty and VAT on fuel until the Iran conflict ends
Suspend fuel duty and VAT on fuel until the Iran conflict ends
Reduce fuel duty and remove VAT on petrol and diesel
Reduce fuel duty and remove VAT on petrol and diesel
Suspend fuel duty and VAT on fuel until the Iran conflict ends
Suspend fuel duty and VAT on fuel until the Iran conflict ends
Timeline
| 23 Mar 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 31 Aug 2026.