The Chancellor MUST help UK hauliers says RHA
The Road Haulage Association has reacted with guarded optimism to hints of fuel duty cuts from the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the Conservative spring conference.
“Of course it is encouraging to know that Mr Osborne is aware that the rises in world oil prices are hurting British families when he states that based on £1.30 a litre for petrol, it will cost £80 to fill a family car”, said RHA Head of Communications, Kate Gibbs. “But when will he acknowledge the crippling effects that these price hikes are having on UK road hauliers?”
Today’s average pump price for diesel stands at £1.36. Every 1 penny increase adds £424 a year to the cost of running an HGV. Since October 2010 that has meant an increase of £6,055 per truck per year as a direct result of rises in the price of fuel.
“These additional rises are putting a tremendous extra financial burden on the haulier AND on the country’s economic recovery – each is vitally dependent on the other for survival”, Kate Gibbs continued.
So yes, do help the motorist Mr Osborne. But please remember that the other sectors of the UK economy; manufacturing, private, public and retail are massively dependent on an effective road transport industry.
It is imperative that we see a fuel duty freeze in the Spring budget – if we don’t, UK hauliers will, quite literally, be driven off the road.
Road Haulage Association – phone us first
For more details, contact RHA Head of Media Relations, Kate Gibbs on . . .
Tel: +44 (0) 1932 838917
Mob: + 44 (0) 7979 531451
-01.png){kind=spacer}