Farmers, lorry drivers, and tradesmen to descend on Westminster in 'national fuel tax protest'

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Apr 25, 2026 - 13:17

Farmers, lorry drivers, and tradesmen to descend on Westminster in 'national fuel tax protest'

Farmers, lorry drivers and tradesmen are set to descend on Westminster in the first "national fuel tax protest" in two decades.

Organised by Reform UK, the demonstration is due to take place on Monday morning and will call on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to address the "out of control" fuel prices.

The protest will feature speeches from party members, who will call for the cutting of fuel duty and a reduction of VAT to soften the sharp spike of fuel prices that UK households and businesses have been subject to since the war in Iran kicked off.

Robert Jenrick, Reform's spokesman for the Treasury, took to social media to promote the protest.

In the video, he said: "Millions of people are suffering as a result of the cost petrol and diesel at the forecourts - care workers, cabbies, white van men - you name it.

"Yet, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the Treasury... is doing nothing.

"In fact, it's even worse than that - she's raking it in with all the taxes and yet she's refusing to cut VAT and won't even rule out an increase in fuel duty she's got coming down the line."

Mr Jenrick called upon drivers to join Monday's protest in order to "send a powerful message" that "enough is enough".

Approximately £35billion is raised by fuel tax across the UK.

The Treasury levies around 50 per cent in tax for every litre of fuel purchased.

This comes as protests have been organised throughout Ireland over the price of fuel, which saw tractors, lorries and other vehicles block traffic as petrol stations across the country ran out of fuel.

The Irish army had to be deployed to manage the protests.