Petrol price increase hits UK motorists
UK motorists will this weekend feel a little lighter in their pockets as the UK government's 1.2 pence a litre increase in fuel duty comes into play. The average price of a litre of unleaded petrol is set to hit £1.20 which equates to over £5 a gallon. This comes at a time and UK motorists appear to be nothing but cash cows for UK government when money is required. The cost of insurance has also increased significantly over the last few years, the price of petrol continues to rise and the cost of keeping your car on the road continues to spiral higher and higher.
However, the UK government may one day regret using UK motorists as cash cows because the AA believes that 15 million members consider the cost of petrol to be one of the major issues in the next general election. The Conservative party has recently confirmed it would review the tax paid on UK fuel and look to reduce this in due course where possible. However, even David Cameron has admitted that with the UK finances in a terrible state of the moment it would be very difficult to reduce fuel duty immediately if he is successful at the next election.
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