Local MP Alan Mak has called on the Labour Government to axe their fuel tax increase.
The Conservatives froze Fuel Duty for 14 consecutive years, but more than 250 Labour MPs have now voted to increase it and punish drivers even as petrol prices surge.
As a result a family with two cars will pay an extra £156 in Fuel Duty between 2026 and 2029.
Under Labour’s plans, drivers face a triple hit at the pump over the next year: a 1p per litre rise in September 2026, a further 2p in December 2026 and another 2p in March 2027 - a total of 5p per litre.
Since the start of March, petrol prices have already risen by 8p to £1.40p per litre and diesel by 16p to £1.58p per litre.
Mr Mak said: "Petrol prices are already surging at their fastest rate since 2022, driven by the conflict in the Middle East and rising global oil prices, and Labour want to pile on even more which will hurt drivers, families and businesses in our community.
He added: "For 14 consecutive years, the Conservatives found the resources to freeze Fuel Duty, taking £120 billion off the cost of driving.
"Labour chose higher spending instead, and it is local working people and families who are paying the price.
"Chancellor Rachel Reeves herself once said that increasing Fuel Duty would be the wrong choice for working people. She was right then, and she is wrong now. Labour must axe the fuel tax increase."
