Van drivers set to save hundreds at the pumps – thanks to The Sun’s Keep It Down campaign
CASH-hit van drivers can enjoy a Christmas bonus thanks to The Sun — after it was revealed they will be £215 better off over the next 12 months.
The boost came after Chancellor Rachel Reeves listened to our calls and opted to continue the fuel duty freeze at the Budget.
In another win for our Keep It Down campaign, she kept the levy rate at 52.95p per litre rather than adding an inflationary increase of 7p per litre.
And White Van Man will be the biggest winner, with £215 saved for those clocking up 25,000 miles or more.
The average car driver who travels around 7,000 miles a year is likely to save £55, while families with two vehicles could be £100 better off.
Ms Reeves said: “Protecting people’s pounds in their payslip is Labour’s priority.
“That’s why I took the tough decisions in the Budget, to clean up the Tories’ mess.
“Getting behind the wheel shouldn’t hit families, which is why we made the fair choice to freeze fuel duty, saving motorists hundreds next year.”
When the Chancellor froze fuel duty as part of a £3billion tax break, she insisted an increase would be the wrong choice for working people.
Under the previous government’s plans, the duty rate would automatically have risen by 5p a litre.
Ms Reeves’ fuel levy decision came as she made a series of difficult choices to balance the public finances.
She launched a £25billion tax raid on business with an increase to employers’ national insurance contributions and faced fury from farmers over inheritance tax changes.
But our Keep It Down campaign helped to keep fuel duty frozen for a 15th year.