sorry i do not meen to sound nasty buy why should they?
most peeple are not forced to live in a rural comunity are they?
peeple where ever they live have to pay the high cost of fuel and because we live in London why should that make any differance ?
my wages have not gone up in over four years yet the fuel i use has gone up a huge amount. if rural peeple get a discount then so should we.
next they will be asking for a fuel discount on getting to the airport as they live further away i think it is unfare to put peeple into differant catagorys just because of where peeple choose to live.
On your marks ,start engines, go.....straight to the nearest 'rural' petrol station....if it ever gets introduced it wont last....I predict a rise in sales of large tanks and trailers
why the hell should government get involved in different pricing of a commodity. Maybe they can reduce the cost of vegtables, as they are dearer in my area, than in rural areas !!
I'm all for helping people, but I can't see why country folk need fuel anyway, seeing as they dislike the town so much. Surely they will want to be driving there ???
At the beginning of the year motorists faced paying record fuel prices at the pumps. High
prices were not just due to rising wholesale oil prices but the increase in VAT and fuel duty at the beginning of the year also caused prices to sky rocket, and they have not let up. The effect of high fuel prices is always more severe on rural communities because personal transportation is a necessity, where public transport networks are sparse. Research indicates that people living in rural areas travel around 10,000 miles a year to access essential services, 43 per cent more than residents of towns. Furthermore, petrol prices at locallyowned rural petrol stations are significantly higher than urban petrol stations as petrol is not bought in large quantities. In January there was a difference of as much as five pence per litre between rural and city garages in Wales.
Appearing to recognise the hardship facingrural communities, the Treasury hinted that rural areas may be given a fuel discount.
This announcement was supported by the Countryside Alliance. The Government would need to have discounted fuel rates agreed by the EU, which could be a lengthy process.
The need for more urgent action on crippling fuel prices has also seen the Government
revisit a Conservative manifesto promise of investigating of a fuel price stabiliser, which would see fuel duty fall when the oil price goes up.
The Countryside Alliance has pointed out that the most pressing issue in initiating a fuel
price stabiliser is establishing what a fair price for fuel is so that any fluctuations in the price of oil can be dealt with accordingly.
However, a fuel price stabiliser seems unlikely because the Government is reluctant to reduce tax revenue when the number-one priority is reducing the deficit.
If you live in the country side you have to pay for the view.
alot of people think of rural as quaint little villiages full of cottages etc etc.
th etruth is there is massive rural deprivation, the same proplems exist in rural locations as face those in urban locations, the difference being it takes twice as long and costs twice as much to access the help/ shops/ products etc than having to pop round the corner.
the transport is either infrequent, or non existant, the cost is unaffordable,
people have no choice to drive somewhere to access something, not becaus ethey prefer the drs 15 miles away , but because teh only drs is 15 miles away.
its not all high earners or retired gentry, there is poverty, low wages bad housing.
we pay the same road tax as those with moterways at their use, but have crap roads.
we pay on average £900 a year for water rates, but recieve the same service.
i am not saying rural areas should recieve the reduction in fuel duty, i think everyone should.
but ffs why are people letting the government start putting people up against each other.
we dont choose to live here, its where we are from. no need to become agressive and hostile saying its our choice. choices are for those rich enough to have them.
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I live very close to the limit as I have to pay out the vast majority of what I bring home...
Can I have a reduction in fuel duty so it will cost me less to get to work and back ?
