Lorry drivers demand government extend fuel duty cut beyond spring

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TRUCKERS are joining the crusade to stop fuel duty sky-rocketing within months. Transport bosses want the 5p levy cut extended beyond spring to reduce the cost of doing business. The Road Haulage A…

The Road Haulage Association is urging the Chancellor to hold back from further hurting van drivers financiallyThe Road Haulage Association is urging ChancellorIts executive director Rod McKenzie said: “It’s essential that the Government help out the backbone of the British economy — whether it is plasterers or electricians.

“It would politically be a big mistake to punish van drivers and that’s why we are asking for the 5p duty cut to be extended beyond April.

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