Two-pronged attack for FairFuelUK
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FAIRFUELUK (FFUK) has called on its supporters to redouble their efforts as it attempts to ramp up the pressure on the government to cut fuel duty in 2013.
After a recent meeting of the campaign's major backers, FFUK founder Peter Carroll told CMthat the group would adopt a two-pronged attack this year.
The first part will see it put the government under pressure to issue a formal response to a report, produced by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, that FFUK delivered ahead of the chancellor's Autumn Statement last year.
"The report has demonstrated that a cut would not cost the Treasury as much as it thinks, and would boost economic activity. We'll be pushing hard for a minimum 3ppl cut," Carroll said.
The second part is to maintain the campaign's momentum. "We have 348,000 people signed up, but it's imperative this number keeps growing. I urge all [supporters] to email contacts, colleagues and friends and get them to sign up too," he said.
The news came as1,I,UK celebrated the recruitment of a major new backer, the Association of Pallet Networks (APN). Revealed by Commercialmotor. corn last week, the deal builds on Palletline's existing support for the campaign, and sees Fortec, Pallet-Track, Palletforce, Palletways, TPN, and UPN join the fight for a fairer deal on fuel.
APN joins the Road Haulage Association, the Freight Transport Assocation, RAC, The Fuelcard Company and Aldermore as main campaign sponsors.