Nigel Farage staged a publicity event at a petrol station to highlight his party’s pledge to reverse the Government’s planned fuel duty increase. The Reform UK leader appeared at a forecourt in Derbyshire where the price board had been temporarily replaced with the party’s turquoise branding and slogans promoting cheaper fuel.
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The display suggested a reduction of around 25p per litre, with diesel shown at £1.43 and unleaded petrol at £1.21. Farage used the event to criticise the Government’s plans to raise fuel duty by around 5p, arguing that the increase would add to pressure on households already facing a higher cost of living.
Farage said a Reform UK government would offset the loss of tax revenue by cutting spending on environmental policies. The party’s Treasury spokesman, Robert Jenrick, claimed that reducing funding for certain net zero initiatives could save around £13 billion annually. Proposed measures include scrapping grants for heat pumps, reducing investment in carbon capture projects and ending incentives for new electric vehicles.
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Fuel duty has remained frozen since 2011 and was temporarily reduced by 5p in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Government previously indicated that the reduction would gradually be reversed between 2026 and 2027. During the event, Farage also addressed foreign policy questions, suggesting the UK should avoid becoming directly involved in further military conflicts abroad.
