The Chancellor of the Exchequer has cancelled Labour’s planned fuel duty rise in this week’s Budget, saving 3.5m motorists in the West Midlands over £170 every year.

Because of the action we have taken, pump prices will now be 13 pence per litre lower than if Labour were in power. For a Vauxhall Astra that is £7 less every time families fill up the tank – or £9 less for a Mondeo. A van driver will save £340 per year and a haulier will save £5,200 per year.

Fuel duty will now have been frozen for nearly three and half years - the longest freeze in duty for over 20 years. Marcus had been campaigning in Parliament for the fuel duty freeze and is delighted at the decision made by the Chancellor.

Commenting, Marcus welcomed the news, saying: “This is a Budget that is delivering for families who want to work hard and get on in life. Filling up the family car is essential to most working families in Nuneaton and rising fuel costs are a concern which should not be made worse by Government.

"Scrapping another of Labour’s planned fuel duty increases will make a huge difference to drivers across Nuneaton.

"This Government has frozen fuel duty for three and a half years - longer than any Government in the last two decades - and saving the average family £7 every time they fill up their car.”