Reform UK Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick announces plans to reverse fuel rises while at Peak District petrol station

Reform UK’s Leader and Shadow Chancellor visited New Haven Services in the Peak District where they filled up cars with fuel discounted to 5p below the national average - expected to be among the cheapest in the country - and committed to the reversal of the fuel duty rise, which will cost £2.4 billion a year in 2029/30.

Reform UK Shadow Chancellor Robert Jenrick said: “Reform UK stands squarely with alarm clock Britain: the people who get up, fill the tank, drive to work, and keep this country running.

“We will always stand up for working people and help lower household costs for families.”

In order to fund the commitment, they urged the government to scrap the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and the Carbon Capture Usage and Storage spending which will save around £12.1 billion by the end of this parliament and bring immediate relief to motorists.

In a new announcement, Reform UK will also end the Electric Car Grant, saving a further £1.5 billion this parliament. Of the 40 cars currently eligible for this grant, 39 are made abroad. Mr Jenrick branded this a ‘common sense move’, stating that ‘British taxpayers’ money should not be wasted bankrolling foreign car companies’.

In March 2022, fuel duty was cut by 5p from 57.95p to 52.95p per litre. This cut was then extended every year from 2022 to 2025. Prior to that, fuel duty had been frozen at 57.95p since 2011.

However, Rachel Reeves announced in November 2025 that, starting in September 2026, she would be steadily raising fuel duty by the 5p it was cut and from April 2027 it would increase with the Retail Prices Index (RPI) for the first time since 2011.

This would mean that by 2029, petrol would be roughly 10p-12p per litre more expensive.

MP for Derbyshire Dales, John Whitby, said: "This pathetic stunt from Reform shows they are desperately trying to bribe voters to cover up the consequences of their own policy of begging the UK government to go to war in Iran.

"The people of Derbyshire already know what Reform in power means. Broken promises with higher council tax, the closure of care homes and adult education centres, threats to local tips, and the worst roads in the country.

"Trying to exploit our county won't wash with our residents and Farage should just go back to London - or maybe even try spending some time in his own constituency.”

High Peak MP Jon Pearce added: “Alan Graves and the other Reform councillors should be concentrating on what we pay them to do, not participating in silly stunts. If they’re so committed to helping drivers, they should be fixing our potholes - Derbyshire is notoriously the worst place in the country for potholes. They should reverse their plans to close Glossop Tip which will lead to even more congestion, fly tipping and litter across the area and they should deliver on their promise to cut council tax rather than raise it by the maximum amount. “The reality is that petrol is more than 8p a litre cheaper today than it would be under the plans we inherited from the Tories, including Robert Jenrick before he jumped ship. In November’s Budget we extended the 5p per litre cut in fuel duty for a further five months, and when this ends next month, the discount will increase to 11p per litre.

“Reform opposed this freeze in fuel duty. If Reform are going to promise to cut the cost at the pump even more, then they need to explain how they are going to pay for it. And given Nigel Farage called Liz Truss’ disastrous mini-budget the best he’d seen in his lifetime, it’s highly unlikely to be credible.”

In March 2022, fuel duty was cut by 5p from 57.95p to 52.95p per litre. This cut was then extended every year from 2022 to 2025. Prior to that, fuel duty had been frozen at 57.95p since 2011.

However, Rachel Reeves announced in November 2025 that, starting in September 2026, she would be steadily raising fuel duty by the 5p it was cut and from April 2027 it would increase with the Retail Prices Index (RPI) for the first time since 2011.

This would mean that by 2029, petrol would be roughly 10p-12p per litre more expensive.