Tag: Rachel Reeves
The drivers paying £5,500 per year to use Britain’s roads after Rachel Reeves tax hike
Drivers are paying thousands of pounds to use the roads after a simple change introduced by Rachel Reeves and Labour earlier in 2025.
Motorists urged to drive with a bowl of water in car
Drivers are being urged to put a bowl of water in the passenger seat following the latest petrol and diesel data.
Rachel Reeves urged to do something as UK taxi fares on brink of rocketing
A new ‘taxi tax' VAT fee could see prices for private hire vehicles surge in a major blow for Britons.
Ministers 'to water down Net Zero electric car targets next week' in bid to prop up UK industry after Trump tariffs
No10 refused to be drawn on claims that the zero emission vehicles (ZEV) mandate could be eased next week, with targets downgraded.
Rachel Reeves is warned that hiking fuel duty by 5p a litre will make the UK even more of an outlier in Europe - as drivers say hike comes at the 'worst possible time'
The TaxPayers' Alliance claims that if the Chancellor does not renew a 5p cut in fuel duty, the UK will rise to sixth highest for petrol compared with EU countries.
Chancellor set to raise fuel duty by 7p a litre after a 14-year freeze - adding £3.85 to the cost of filling an average family car
Whitehall sources say the Chancellor will not renew a 'temporary' 5p cut in fuel duty, which is due to end in March next year, and is considering restoring the annual fuel duty rise.
