Following the news that the motorist will get hammered a little more by George Osborne, most of the major motoring groups and publicity-seeking companies have had their say.We all knew what was coming in the 2012 budget, really, but that hasn’t stopped the outpouring of indignation. That said, some groups have reacted positively. Here are some of the comments:
The hopes that the budget might see a cut in fuel duty have been dashed. The Chancellor, George Osborne, announced that fuel duty would rise by 3.02 pence per litre fuel duty increase on 1 August as planned. He portrayed himself as being sympathetic to the motorist by saying that there would be no above-inflation fuel duty rises until oil fell below £45 per barrel.
Figures obtained by a Labour MP show that the amount of fines charged by private car parks has increased more than fourfold in the last five years.
