Overview
- The Chancellor will decide fuel duty at the Autumn Budget on 26 November, with ministers refusing to rule out changes.
- The Times reports the Treasury has prepared plans to scrap the 5p-per-litre relief introduced in 2022, with the combined freeze and cut costing about £3 billion a year and a funding gap reported at up to £30 billion.
- CMA data show fuel retailer margins remain far above historic levels, raising concerns that drivers have not fully benefited from the relief.
- The government’s Fuel Finder transparency scheme is confirmed as on track, with The Times reporting a February launch requiring stations to publish pump prices within 30 minutes of changes.
- HM Treasury says it has no plans to introduce road pricing, even as experts urge longer‑term reforms such as pay‑per‑mile taxes to address falling receipts from the shift to electric vehicles.