Rural drivers save at the pumps

Even more drivers have seen their fuel bills slashed, thanks to the government’s fuel rebate for rural drivers.

The scheme has been extended to some of the UK’s most remote areas, and sees 5p a litre knocked off at the pumps in 17 new locations, including the Highlands, Devon, parts of Northumberland, Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Argyll and Bute.

Speaking on the scheme, RAC Foundation director Steve Gooding said; "This is good news for tens of thousands of drivers living in the farthest reaches of the UK, but they are not alone in worrying about fuel prices. So do the rest of the country's 37 million drivers," he said.

"The big question is: what will happen in the emergency Budget on July 8? Most motorists will hope that, at the very least, the Chancellor sticks to his pre-election promise of keeping fuel duty frozen.

The Rural Fuel Rebate was introduced in March 2012, with drivers in remote areas on the mainland seeing a reduction in their fuel bill of 5p a litre. Service stations are able to claim the money back from the Treasury.

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