Nigel Farage slashes 25p from fuel prices
- Patriot News UK Newsdesk
- Mar 10
- 2 min read
10 March 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has paid for a cut to petrol prices at a service station in Derbyshire in a bid to help drivers with rising costs following the Middle East crisis.
The party has called on the Government to axe fuel duty to protect petrol and diesel drivers at the pump amid soaring oil prices stemming from tensions in the Middle East.
The Reform UK leader, and former Conservative MP Robert Jenrick, who is now the party’s economy spokesperson, shared how the party has managed to reduce petrol prices by 25p a litre at the Newhaven services near Buxton.
The move has now seen a litre of diesel priced at £1.43 for one day, while a litre of petrol has been cut to £1.21. Road users are still experiencing soaring fuel prices at the pumps as a result of the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran.
Motorists are currently facing prices of 137.51p per litre for petrol and 150.97p for diesel, with RAC Fuel Watch predicting that costs were "likely to rise" in the near future.
To help drivers struggling at the pumps, Nigel Farage has now pledged to reinstate the 5p fuel duty cut if Reform UK are voted into power in the next election. The party also revealed today plans to cut subsidies for carbon capture projects, which help remove carbon dioxide from industrial areas, and to reduce net zero grants for bio-electric cars.
Mr Farage said: "We will spend the next few months trying to shame Rachel Reeves into cancelling [the 5p fuel duty cut].
"But if she doesn't - whether because she's running scared of the Greens or in hock to her far-left backbenchers - then Reform will reverse it in our first budget."
The previous Conservative Government introduced a 5p per litre cut to the rate of fuel duty in 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which sent global fuel prices soaring.
Mr Jenrick said: "Rachel Reeves is delivering a brutal blow to hard-working people. They're already being hammered by the cost of living crisis, and now she’s raising petrol prices at the worst possible moment.
"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."
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said in the Autumn Budget that the fuel duty cut would be reversed by 1p on September 1, 2026, 2p on December 1, 2026 and 2p on March 1, 2027.
The Chancellor also confirmed that the planned inflation increase for 2026-2027 would not take place, although fuel duty rates will rise with inflation from April 2027.
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