FUEL PRICE RISES DUE JANUARY 2013. PLEASE SIGN UP

[kru251]

WORTH SIGNING TO HAVE A GO AT STOPPING THIS!!!


Only 8 Weeks to the 3p/Litre Tax Hike on Petrol & Diesel. Please Email your MP to Scrap this Crippling Tax Rise

Dear FairFuelUK Supporter,
With just over a month to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, we’re stepping up our fight to stop the 3p per litre Fuel Duty Rise planned for 1st January 2013. That represents over 16p a gallon (combined Fuel Duty and VAT). Petrol and diesel prices are still far too high. The economy is still on its knees. Hitting families and businesses with this tax hike is the last thing that the economy needs.

We need your help....
We need you to get in touch with your MP and ask them to support our fight in a number of ways. Please use this link to contact your MP. Some people say that ‘writing/emailing your MP doesn’t work’ – but remember, with your help, we have successfully fought off over 9p per litre of Fuel Duty rises in the last 20 months. That's £4.5 Billion less of tax paid by us all.

action.fairfueluk.com/page/speakout/stop3prise


Only a few days ago, our National spokesman Quentin Willson led a delegation of FairFuelUK backers to meet Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander MP. We presented him with a report that set out the damage that the 3p rise will do to the economy – 35,000 jobs destroyed and growth hit hard. The report also explained why it would be in the Government’s own interest to CUT Fuel Duty. If you’d like to see this report yourself please download it. There’s a summary report here www.fairfueluk.com/niesr_report.html and the full detailed report itself can be downloaded on the same page. Pictures of our visit to The Treasury are at www.fairfueluk.com/fairfueluk_images.html

We have a real chance of seeing off this rise. This is only possible because of your support and that of our major backers – the RAC, the Road Haulage Association (RHA), the Freight Transport Association(FTA), Aldermore Bank, and Palletline. Particular thanks are due to the RHA which funded the report referred to above and to the FTA which funded a similar report earlier in the year. Without the backing of these organisations, it’s fair to say that we’d all be paying about 9p per litre (11p including the VAT) more for our fuel. If you get a chance, please visit their sites.

As well as fighting the 3p rise and campaigning for a CUT in Fuel Duty we are continuing to press the case for fairer petrol & diesel prices on other fronts.

1. On our call to have the Fuel Duty listed on all till receipts from forecourts see www.fairfueluk.com/all_on_receipt.html we have had over 15,000 supporters backing this initiative. Robert Halfon MP with your support has secured a further debate in late November to push this through. We need to keep up the pressure.

2. FairFuelUK has met with the Office of Fair Trading to investigate the supply of petrol & diesel, the fairness of pricing and for the authorities to investigate the rigging of Oil markets. We presented over 2000 pieces of evidence to the OFT that FairFuelUK supporters supplied. If you any more please go to www.fairfueluk.com/callforinformation.html

3. Lastly, please spread word of our campaign – we’ve achieved so much with our 340,000 supporters – just think what we can do if we get a million! Please spread the word to your email lists and on Facebook and Twitter. We’re entering a very busy phase of the campaign and any help you could give by purchasing and displaying a campaign sticker would be hugely appreciated www.fairfueluk.com/campaign_support.html



Thanks from all in the FairFuelUK team …… go on, send that email to your MP now…… action.fairfueluk.com/Stop3pRise



Very kind regards,

The FairFuelUK Team

Quentin Willson

[Robjack]

Increased fuel duty = Increased likelihood that hauliers and those dependant on vehicle movements go out of business = Less tax payers/more benefit claimants.


There's a strategy for growth. Genius.

[kru251]

Well I work for a small company and fuel costs are one of the largest outlays. Yeah kill business by making it yet more expensive to move not only persons around but goods to shops. So we end up paying twice over tax-wise for these goods as the transport business can't absorb any more costs.
We have just taken a 10% pay cut to stay in business so thanks Osborne; you AR*E !!!!

[sbwnik]

Signed.

[marco]

Signed.

[kru251]

Well then, most of you must be bl%dy overpaid!
Those who did sign (inc. me) 'might' just help to make a difference!!!
I read this on a site today.

..George Osborne is facing renewed pressure to abandon a planned increase in fuel duty, amid warnings the rising price of petrol was putting household budgets under more strain.

As MPs prepare to vote on Monday on the planned 3p a litre increase due in January, the consumer organisation Which? said more people than ever before were being forced to cut back on motoring costs.

It said its latest polling found a record 85% of people expressed fears about rising fuel prices - a nine point increase since July.

Those saying they would cut back on motoring costs rose seven points to 39% - another record high - while one in 10 said they had had to dig into their savings to cover their motoring costs.

Overall, one in three people said they were finding it difficult to live on their current income, with 33% also cutting back spending on the essentials last month. Getting on for half - 44% - said they were planning to cut back on food and groceries in the coming months.

Which? said the figures showed 8.7 million households curbed their spending on essentials last month, while 6.4 million households dipped into their savings to cover their outgoings.

Which? executive director Richard Lloyd said: "Rising fuel prices are the number one consumer worry and people are already telling us they're having to cut back and dip into savings just to get by.

"On the back of inflation-busting energy bill rises and increasing food prices, consumers can little afford another hit on their household budget. We're calling on the Government to think again about their plans to increase fuel duty in January.

"The forthcoming Autumn Statement must focus on measures that will help put money back in the pockets of consumers, because the economic recovery is at risk if we don't increase consumer confidence."

For Labour, shadow treasury minister Cathy Jamieson said: "Families, pensioners and businesses are still feeling the squeeze. Labour will vote on Monday for a delay in this fuel duty increase at least until next April."

A Treasury spokesman said: "The Government recognises that the rising price of petrol is a significant part of households' day-to-day spending.

"Since coming to office the Government has listened to the concerns of motorists about high pump prices and acted. Fuel is now 10p a litre lower than under the previous government's plans."

:: Pollsters Populus interviewed 2,100 UK adults on behalf of Which? online between October 26 and 28.

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[kru251]

Well those that signed DID help to stop the rise I feel as lots of names on the sheets.
Those that didn't sign.......................... well your petrol will have a 3 pence more a litre tag added. Give the additional cash raised to Lucia for the forum running costs!!!