Overview
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to deliver the Autumn Budget on November 26, with reports suggesting fuel duty changes are under consideration after a freeze since 2011.
- The temporary 5p-per-litre cut introduced in 2022 remains in place but is scheduled to expire on March 22, 2026.
- Industry experts urge motorists to top up and seek cheaper supermarket forecourts, where average unleaded prices are about 3.3p per litre lower than the UK average.
- Motorway service stations are reported to charge more than 23p per litre above the national average, making on-route refuelling significantly costlier.
- The government says its Fuel Finder scheme is on track for year-end, requiring live price and availability updates and projected to save drivers 1–6p per litre, while economists float EV road-pricing as duty receipts fall.