We can’t take another 2p now!

The fuel price is already too high, more tax would just create more problems for everyone.

Im sure with prices already high any increases will see road blocks back throught the counrty.

Let's get out of our cars and do a little bit more walking.

Take John and Sarah to school on foot; it's only a half mile and you'll be there in fifteen minutes with no parking to worry about. Get some fresh air on a Sunday morning by walking the dog to the newsagent, not stuffing him in the back of the estate and driving there.

Most of your 2p extra is being vented by your automatic choke on short journeys, so save the car engine, your pocket and your expanding waistline by giving Mr. Darling the figure and show him you don't give a damn.

Public transport is not an option when you live in a rural area like a lot of people on a pension, like myself, do. Pensioners cannot keep on absorbing these price increases.

Cut the fat cat's & politician's wages instead and make those with more money than sense pay higher tax.

I totally despair of this country and the politicians running it.

Highest polluter in the world - the United States - sell a gallon of gasolene for $3, which is a little less than 1.5GBP; and we pay almost the same for a litre of it! What a world!!

help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"PetrolPrices.com should start a petition, promoting a 'not to purchase petrol for a day'. How about 1st October!"
I disagree!

Do it for an entire week!
Lets see if they like their pockets being drained.

Driving a car is getting way to expensive. The problem is that public transport SUCKS! I would not mind a tax increase on petrol is there was a REAL alternative to the car. Come on get it sorted.

Unacceptable - Whens it going to end?

I can't believe the prices are to go up again. How else are you supposed to travel to work then by car when you live in the countryside and work in a town. The public transport system is a joke and I would use it if the timetable included times for commuters working normal office hours. I think it is a disgrace!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is yet again typical of Gordon Brown and his cronies, shaft the motorist not once but twice, because don't forget they ride around in ministerial cars (2 and 3 litre) which when parked waiting for them are left running for hours on end. Who pays for that the tax payer!

Perhaps The Labour Party should take the lead from their 'dear friends' in America as they usually do! and keep prices low.

SCRAP IT!!!!!!

If you travel on business, you pay the petrol tax with your already taxed earnings, hoping to claim it back as an expense.

Do companies increase their mileage rate to match the government increase?

If the answer is no, as an employee we subsidize the employer, paying part of their tax for them.

That is another reason why these tax hikes are punitive and unfair.

What is this extra tax for? Will we ever see an of it? I doubt it. The Government just seem intent on taxing you for literally everything you do. More tax on tax, and VAT on top of that as well! Welcome to Rip Off Britain! Running a car in the UK is just getting beyond a joke now, especially if they bring in this thing about charging per mile. They already charge you through your Insurance just to have it parked on your drive! Then they charge you through the Car Tax just to have it parked on a road! I would get a motorbike - but cannot put baby seats on it. I drive an Estate car, which I need to carry my family in, but now I'm seriously thinking of alternatives - public transport, battery car, motorbike, walking. I just cannot afford to pay more tax with little or no return. We might as well hand over our wage packets to the Government, and let them clothe, house and feed us - see how they manage doing that, as I'm finding great difficulty doing it, no doubt along with others. They say it pays to be honest and law-abiding - but I'm having serious doubts now.

Rediculous

I am a Manager of a petrol station and I can assure you that we only make approx 3p profit per litre!

The reason why the large Supermarkets like Tesco, Asda and Sainsburys etc can afford to offer cheaper fuel and promotional offers like 5p off per litre is simply down to the fact that their profits are not at the pumps but instore. They have such huge profits each year that they can pass this onto their customers at the pumps!

This is why you will normally find the supermarkets pump prices 3 or 4p cheaper per litre compared to the likes of Bp, Texaco, Murco etc.

It's the Government who are pushing the prices up and we need to do something. No matter who we vote in, whatever party gets into power will rob us on motoring taxes one way or another!!

Unless we do something as a United Kingdom to try and cut these taxes, then we will have to just grin and bear it!

We rely on our vehicle to get to and from work, we cant afford any extra for fuel, its wrong that the Government are putting the taxes up yet again on petrol, its all right for them on their high wages, what about us on poor wages

At this late stage the Government will not to reverse their increase in Fuel Duty. There is another 2.00p/litre increase due April 1st 2008, 6 months down the road.

The present Government is borrowing far too much money to "throw" at various projects, claiming things are getting better. Sooner or later you have to pay the "piano player". The only way to raise revenue is from the general public through "taxes and charges".

The "disposable income" of the general public is shrinking faster than they can earn it.

Its very esay for people in the goverment to add these increases as they get there fuel paid for. Yes by us in taxes. The goverment doesn't really want us to give up our cars as they would lose out on a lot of free money. We should protest now

Its about time the government left fuel prices alone the cost of getting to work is high enough without higher prices, that means the bus fares will go up, as well as car travel, and everything else, but wages don't go up to match.

I heard a report once which stated that this Country imports and refines petrol cheaper than any other Country in Europe. However, despite that, British motorists pay more for their petrol than any other Country!

This is 'Rip-Off' Britain all over again.

I am retired as a result of physical disability, I have a vehicle which is sympathetic to my mobility needs but it sits on my drive-way, unused because being only in receipt of disability benefits I cannot afford to put petrol in it to go out.

The cost of petrol has virtually rendered me house-bound.

It's absoultly ridiculious how much prices have gone up for everything let alone petrol!

The government want to make the UK a more affordable place for its inhabitants, so they raise all the prices for Petrol, housing, road tax etc. and they keep our wages the same!! Hello anyone in there!!!!

Bring the price of petrol back down!! At least start there anyway!!

Do what the lorry drivers did - protest and block the refinerys. I never had this problem when I lived in Oregon USA for 5 years. Motoring in UK is an expensive means of travel while roads are in a mess and con tinually being repaired in the South East. Tax on aviation fuel means more expense on holiday travel. What happened to our North Sea oil?

I agree with the comment about the petrol expenses; they never seem to increase with the price of petrol - hence your salaries are reduced due to the increasing petrol charges.
It is no wonder we are a country riddled by debt - the government and agencies keep putting up prices - where do they think we can get the money from?
This further blight on our salaries/wages is truly shocking.

"if companies like Tesco can offer 5p off a litre if you spend £50 instore it shows there is room for the price to come down"

Absolutly. The 'answer' you are seeking is in the hands of the greedy fuel companies.

It's about time NOW that we have another fuel protest,and i MEAN NOW!

Is not this extra tax having to pay for the Child Benefits our foreign workers send HOME to their spouse, qualification for this is they only have to work in this country for a year then they get the same as a UK national’s children.

RIP OFF BRITAIN !!!!!

the goverment will loose a load of tax this winter becouse people wont go to the pub and smoke & drink in the cold so who do they hit with the tax lose the DRIVER AGAIN and again

Why can the French sell their fuel at such a substantial amount lower then us? Is this because our fuel is worth more or better? No because its simply the fact that we are ripped off left, right and centre in this country with everything. Take Road Tax for example a large exec car is cheaper to run in this case than a fair sized 4x4 that is cleaner. How can these figures be so? There is such a jump between a car that produces 120co2 and one that produces 125co2, these figures don't add up at all.

This country needs to be brought down before it brings us down, when we've all emigrated or we only work a 3 day week due to the stress then whats going to happen. This country stinks in terms of TAX, we won't be able to afford cars in the next 5 years its hard to live in this country as it is and the government just point blank refuse to listen to us. We have to buy fuel so they rip us off, I'm surprised they haven't put the tax of tea and coffee sky high, once the cost of a litre of fuel is at £1 all over the country that will be it there will be no limit within 2 years it will be £1.50 and so on.

We should all just emigrate and leave this stinking over charged un fairly run country and leave it to putrefy in its own turmoil.

Is this the government getting more money out of us again. How can they get away with this ?

It is easy. If we keep puting these people back in power then we should not complain. Just shut up and put up or....I know I will not be voting Labour at the next election.
I am sick of this government battering small business, travellers, transport workers, sef employed people and others who should be given financial/tax incentives to work more, mature and grow their businesses and to go further.
The answer requires us to stop hiding from voting when we should and to stop doing what we always do, vote for the one we always did, cause our folks always did etc etc... and do what is right for our nation...get rid of this government. I mean no offence to anyone. I am sick of being battered by these kind of taxes. If the government was auditied what would happen...problem: they are acountable to no one who will do anything they like....pity!!
HEY - If you ran your business with the get by mentality and the "what ever" attitude of some of these government offices you and I would be out of business...
YES let's make our voice heard now and at the next election!!!
They are supposed to govern for us not at the expense of our incomes and our families well being!!!

I'd Vote Tory over this ... ridiculous...

We Need to block the roads again bring this country to a stop untill the goverment understand they are in the wrong.. bring the prices down together!!

Here we go again, those of us old enough to remember the inflation that the socialists injected into the system last time will have a feeling of deja vu. It just a way of reducing their costs by reducing the value of the money they repay debts with, which of course are our savings and pensions reduced in value.

I say another blocade like was done last time. When they blocked the depots and tractors and lorries blocked the motorways.

That is a sure fire way to get the government to take notice.
I like the idea about stopping buying petrol from one place or another, however no fuel for a day would be okay, but then the next day people would get fuel so no one would really lose out...
If we are going to do something like this we need to get people to hear about it so we need to decide what were going to suggest, i would guess the dont buy from asda or dont buy from BP would be much better but we need to get emailing everyone and get them to pass it on so we can have some impact!!!

We have been in this spot before, everyone will remember the huge fuel strike of a few years ago, it bought the country to it knees, and although not a fantstic plan, it certainly made the Government sit up and take notice.

I agree we should make a stand, and as someone said on here if we keep letting them put up tax on fuel, they will keep doing it.

petition!! were do I sign.

Its not needed. Alresdy highest price in the world.

Just daylight robbery.

This tax is an increasing burden on people, especially in the rural areas where public transport is not very good, or non existant.

Yet again the people who rely on thier motors to get from one place to anther owing too the disabilities they have are being hammered and we're amongst the poorer section of the income bracket.

A very annoyed Dennis

In my job I drive various distances everyday and must pay for my own petrol. Since I stated the job fuel costs have gone up and up but my salary commission hasn't. HELP!!!!!

People are giving up smoking so the gov wont get the revinue so they punnish the moterist by upping the petrol prices

if companies like Tesco can offer 5p off a litre if you spend £50 instore it shows there is room for the price to come down

Mr Darling - like most of his 'ilk' have never 'run' anything and would make a hash of running a bath.

So, if you drink, drive and smoke your hammered - what would I do?. put a special purchase tax on toilet roll - everybody uses that!

Regards M.

there's already too much duty - totally unacceptable

Lets do as the French would do, blockade the ports jam the motorways all have an extra day a week off work best a Friday or Monday to tag on to the weekend. As long as we keep putting up with it they will carry on doing it. It realy is getting unaffordable to live in the UK. Perhaps that why 270,000 Brits emigrated abroad last year?

outrageous!

Reduce government spending and reverse the increase. This government are past masters at trying to get more money from the motorists but are themselves economically inept.

Most of the country will be over the psychology £1 barrier now and will focus on the government pushing us there.

Its time to revolt! It is not just the government, its also the fuel companies making outrages profits.

PetrolPrices.com should start a petition, promoting a 'not to purchase petrol for a day'. How about 1st October!

Flex the mustle of the nation.

If that does not work, then we should arbitarily boycott one the the main fuel providers, to get them on our side. I'm sure they would be able to lobby the MPs to reverse the unnecessary rise better than we can.
If a supplier losses revenue, and we go elsewhere, they will be highly motivated to do something about it. Their competitors won't feel that happy as we could turn on them as well.

We might even be able to reverse the trend.

Power to the consumer!

Sounds like good news. The number of cars on the road increases steadily every month, poving that income can easily match the increasing cost of motoring. While this luxury is still easily affordable, the government should take advantage of it to generate money for services (which, incidentally, many of the same people spend time complaining about the quality of) used by every single person in this country.

Once motoring prices reach the limit people can afford, people will stop using their cars unless they have no choice, and the government will have to look again at where they generate their income. Tax on fuel will stop increasing. Those who need to drive will get there quicker on quieter roads.

Sounds like everyone gains, to me.