Brits pay highest proportion of tax on fuel

Another rise likely

Posted: 29 February 2012
by Visordown News

BRITISH motorists pay the highest proportion of tax on fuel in the European Union.

60 per cent of the cost of unleaded petrol is made up of fuel duty and VAT, a rise of more than 20 per cent since 2001. VAT is charged on fuel duty, so as duty rises, VAT increases too.

Chancellor George Osborne hinted that he would make no concessions to motorists in his budget next month.

Fuel duty accounts for £27 billion each year to the Treasury in revenue, cutting it by 1p a litre would cost the Treasury £500 million.

Without fuel duty and the VAT added on top, unleaded petrol would cost 52.8 pence per litre, meaning it would cost £9.50 to fill up a 2012 Honda CBR600RR.

More and more commuters are switching to motorcycles, partly due to their impressive MPG figures. Honda claim their CBF125 can reach 134mpg. Although real-world figures are closer to 90mpg, the CBF will go three times further than a car using the same amount of fuel.


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fazer_1000
You should check out the price of petrol in Israel and the tax's part in it - 1.33 quids per liter, more than 52% of it goes to the government.
So quit whining! :)

Posted: 29/02/2012 at 20:40


Cosmo Smallpiece
"You should check out the price of petrol in Israel and the tax's part in it - 1.33 quids per liter, more than 52% of it goes to the government. So quit whining! :)"

I don't line in f**king Isreal though. Its only 25p per litre in Dubai but that's no good to me either as I don't live there either.

Posted: 01/03/2012 at 03:10


Jayg0
Am I missing something here? UK fuel duty is 60% - Even my tiny brain can see that this is more than 52% So quit whining!

Posted: 01/03/2012 at 09:43


srad man sam
^^^^ like :-)

So 90 pence per litre is tax. It'll be ? £2 per litre in a year or so, but the price of fuel will still only be 52.8 pence per litre. Enjoy your money, you thieving, suit wearing, expense claiming bunch of cunts.

Posted: 06/03/2012 at 14:01


Jimnwendyuk
A bit strong that last comment, but I think some of us would agree....About time that MAG, BMF etc got together and campaigned against these ludicrous prices....On top of that, the fuel is low grade crap!

Posted: 06/03/2012 at 14:38


jimdean
Isnt it about time we all stood up to the establishment who consistently take the p*** out of us all and relentlessly and calously take away from us a standard of living that us and our children should rightly enjoy.

They are now raping us over and over again because they know they can and will get away with it.

The banks have given our money away and the Govt have given them more of it to squander.

Tax on Petrol? Earned money, spent money, death duty.....And the list goes on.

I wish I could suggest a way out of this not so subtle slavery but 'they' have now got a stangle hold on us which they will continue to tighten as long as we let them. A solution?...what do you think?

Posted: 06/03/2012 at 15:28


bare nekid 5
welll there is a class system to maintain and there are seemingly permanent government handouts available for a sizable populace.
Without mentioning the legions of snivel servants on the dole.. erm payroll.
Reaping what you sowed gents.

Posted: 08/03/2012 at 17:32

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