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CHANCELLOR CONFIRMS COMMITMENT TO LOW FUEL DUTY FOR LPG / AUTOGAS
In his Pre-Budget Report today, Chancellor Gordon Brown announced continued support for LPG autogas through low fuel duty.
Fuel duty on petrol and diesel is rising by 1.25p and that on LPG autogas by 2.25p. This confirms the commitment that the differential in duty between petrol / diesel and LPG / autogas would reduce by a maximum of only 1p per year.
The government is committed to supporting LPG autogas in the long term and to give consumers confidence announces in the Budget each year the level for the following three years.
This means that we can be assured that the price of LPG at the pumps will continue at around half the price of petrol and diesel for the foreseeable future.
Rob Shuttleworth, Director General of the LP Gas Association, said "There are over 11 million motorists worldwide benefiting from running on LPG. In the UK this figure is over 130,000 and growing and with 1300 public access refuelling sites in the UK it is easy to fill up wherever you are in the country.
With the significant environmental advantages of using LPG, motorists changing to this fuel should not only save money but will also be playing their part in improving the environment by way of both carbon savings and enhanced air quality."
For more information on where to convert your vehicle and an easy calculator to find what you could save, visit www.boostlpg.com the independent consumer guide to LPG autogas in the UK.
DECEMBER 2006
Driving an LPG vehicle is safe, easy and, best of all, much cheaper than petrol.
