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Petrol and diesel drivers face a price hike as Rachel Reeves is urged to axe fuel duty freeze. The rate of fuel duty has remained frozen since 2011 - but this could change from the Labour Party Autumn Budget on November 26.

As it stands, a fuel duty freeze saves the average car driver around £60 per year, with the current freeze and a temporary 5p per litre cut costing the government billions.

The combined effect of the 5p cut and the ongoing freeze is a significant saving for motorists, though a £50 saving is the figure cited for a single year of the extension. But experts are calling for Ms Reeves to end the freeze on fuel duty in the upcoming Budget on November 26.

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