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Quentin Willson is one of Britain’s best-known motoring authorities. He spent over a decade presenting BBC's Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and was largely responsible for bringing the once scandalously high prices of new cars in the UK down to the same level as the rest of Europe. He is the lead spokesmen for FairFuelUK and works closely with the team behind the fight for lower fuel prices called Peter Carroll Associates  

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Monday, June 10, 2013


PrintDAILY TELEGRAPH REPORTS ON FAIRFUELUK SUPPORTERS POLL - MOTORWAY, SUPERMARKET FUEL ISSUES


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Poll results from first 11,507 FairFuelUK Supporters. 

A total of 21,000 have completed so far

Q 1. Do you buy fuel for your vehicle at motorway service stations?

City Town

Rural

Suburban

Village

Total

Never

37%

36%

41%

35%

37%

Only if necessary

60%

62%

57%

63%

61%

Yes

2%

3%

2%

2%

2%

Total

4340

1884

2275

3008

11507


 

Q 2. How have your number of visits to motorway services for fuel changed compared to 12 months ago?

City Town

Rural

Suburban

Village

Total

Considerably less

27%

28%

23%

27%

26%

Considerably more

5%

5%

4%

4%

4%

No change

63%

60%

66%

62%

63%

Slightly less

4%

6%

5%

6%

5%

Slightly more

2%

2%

1%

1%

2%

Total

4340

1884

2275

3008

11507


 

Q 3. Do you shop around in your local area for the best fuel prices?

CITY TOWN

RURAL

SUBURBAN

VILLAGE

Total

Never

5%

4%

5%

5%

5%

Sometimes

21%

20%

22%

22%

21%

Yes

74%

76%

73%

74%

74%

Total

4340

1884

2275

3008

11507


 

Q 4. Compared with 12 months ago, what is your level of spending at supermarket fuel courts?

City Town

Rural

Suburban

Village

Total

Considerably less

10%

11%

9%

10%

10%

Considerably more

29%

29%

25%

29%

28%

Slightly less

13%

12%

13%

12%

13%

Slightly more

20%

21%

22%

21%

21%

The same

27%

28%

30%

28%

28%

Total

4,340

1,884

2,275

3,008

11,507


 

Q 5. How do you feel when supermarket petrol or diesel prices vary day to day for no apparent reason?

CITY TOWN

RURAL

SRBURBAN

VILLAGE

Total

Angry

42%

43%

39%

39%

41%

Frustrated

49%

47%

51%

50%

49%

Happy

1%

0%

1%

1%

1%

Indifferent

9%

9%

10%

10%

10%

Total

4,340

1,884

2,275

3,008

11,507


 

Q 6. What is your reaction to special deals from supermarkets offering 5p/10p litre savings that are only available if you purchase products in their store to a specific total amount? E.g. spend over £60 in store

City Town

Rural

Suburban

Village

Total

Feel Conned

44%

42%

41%

42%

43%

Go for it

27%

33%

30%

31%

30%

Indifferent

13%

12%

14%

14%

13%

Totally Ignore

16%

13%

16%

13%

15%

Total

4,340

1,884

2,275

3,008

11,507


 

Q 7. If supermarkets had a clear and consistent national pricing policy without any frills, incentives or gimmicks what would be your reaction?

City Town

Rural

Suburban

Village

Total

Indifferent

12%

14%

14%

13%

13%

Pleased

86%

84%

84%

86%

85%

Unhappy

1%

2%

2%

2%

2%

Total

4,340

1,884

2,275

3,008

11,507


 

Q 8. Is the current price of petrol or diesel forcing you to cut spending elsewhere?

City Town

Rural

Suburban

Village

Total

Considerably

34%

38%

29%

34%

33%

Moderately

48%

45%

51%

48%

48%

No

18%

17%

20%

19%

18%

Total

4,340

1,884

2,275

3,008

11,507


Q 9. What level of fuel pricing per litre would in your personal and realistic opinion help to stimulate growth in the UK Economy?

CITY TOWN

RURAL

SUBURBAN

VILLAGE

Total

Less than £1.00

35%

35%

35%

32%

35%

No Change

1%

0%

1%

1%

1%

£1.00 - £1.10

46%

45%

44%

45%

45%

£1.10 - £1.20

16%

17%

18%

19%

17%

£1.20 - £130

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

Total

4,340

1,884

2,275

3,008

11,507





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Friday, June 15, 2012


Print48 MPS WHO WILL VOTE TO SCRAP THE AUGUST 3P/LITRE FUEL DUTY RISE


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If your MP is not on this list. Email them using this simple link "EMAIL YOUR MP"

Title FirstName Surname Constituency Party
Ms Naomi Long MP Belfast East Alliance Party
Ms Tracey Crouch MP Chatham & Aylesford Conservative
Mr Philip Davies MP Shipley Conservative
Mrs Nadine Dorries MP Mid Bedfordshire Conservative
Mr Gordon Henderson MP Sittingbourne & Sheppey Conservative
Mr Jason McCartney MP Colne Valley Conservative
Mr Andrew Percy MP Brigg & Goole Conservative
Mr Gregory Campbell MP Londonderry East DUP
Mr Nigel Dodds OBE MP Belfast North DUP
Rt Hon. Jeffrey Donaldson MP Lagan Valley DUP
Rev. William McCrea MP South Antrim DUP
Mr Ian Paisley Jnr MP North Antrim DUP
Mr Jim Shannon MP Strangford DUP
Mr David Simpson MP Upper Bann DUP
Mr Sammy Wilson MP East Antrim DUP
Lady Sylvia Hermon MP North Down Independent
Mr David Anderson MP Blaydon Labour
Mr Russell Brown MP Dumfries & Galloway Labour
Mr David Crausby MP Bolton North East Labour
Mr James Cunningham MP Coventry South Labour
Mr Ian Davidson MP Glasgow South West Labour
Mr Geraint Davies MP Swansea West Labour
Mr Brian Donohoe MP Central Ayrshire Labour
Ms Mary Glindon MP North Tyneside Labour
Mr Roger Godsiff MP Birmingham, Hall Green Labour
Mr Dai Havard MP Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney Labour
Mr David Heyes MP Ashton Under Lyne Labour
Ms Kate Hoey MP Vauxhall Labour
Mr Eric Joyce MP Falkirk Labour
Mr John McDonnell MP Hayes & Harlington Labour
Mr Albert Owen MP Ynys Môn Labour
Ms Yasmin Qureshi MP Bolton South East Labour
Mr James Sheridan MP Paisley & Renfrewshire North Labour
Rt Hon. Andrew Smith MP Oxford East Labour
Mr Graham Stringer MP Blackley and Broughton Labour
Mr Mike Hancock CBE MP Portsmouth South Liberal Democrat
Mr Jonathan Edwards MP Carmarthen East & Dinefwr Plaid Cymru
Mr Elfyn Llwyd MP Dwyfor Meirionnydd Plaid Cymru
Mr George Galloway MP Bradford West Respect
Mr Mark Durkan MP Foyle SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell MP Belfast South SDLP
Ms Margaret Ritchie MP South Down SDLP
Mr Stewart Hosie MP Dundee East SNP
Mr Angus MacNeil MP Western Isles SNP
Mr Angus Robertson MP Moray SNP
Mr Michael Weir MP Angus SNP
Dr Eilidh Whiteford MP Banff & Buchan SNP
Mr Peter Wishart MP Perth & North Perthshire SNP

If your MP is not on this list. Email them using this simple link "EMAIL YOUR MP" 

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012


Print45 MPS NOW DECLARING SUPPORT FOR SCRAPPING 3P FUEL DUTY RISE PLANNED FOR AUGUST


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Monday, June 11, 2012


Print8 OUT 10 FAIRFUELUK SUPPORTERS NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR MP RESPONSE TO HIGH FUEL PRICES


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Wednesday, May 9, 2012


PrintHELP US DOUBLE OUR NUMBER OF SUPPORTERS TO GET THE GOVT TO SIT UP AND LISTEN


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Dear FairFuelUK Supporter,

Our battle to see off the August 3p per litre (16p a gallon) rise in petrol/diesel tax that was just waved through in the Budget has started! We received great coverage in The Sun (read by 7.5m) about our damming initial survey findings – you can see it here...


Over the coming weeks we’ll be asking you to help by contacting your own MP. But right now, we are asking you for some very simple help. The FairFuelUK community now numbers over 251,000 concerned citizens and business owners across the country – but to make an even bigger impact in the minds of our MPs we need even more people behind us. We can’t afford to use press and TV advertising to reach new people, so that’s why we are asking for your help.


  • If you are at home now, why not ask other family members to sign up?
  • If you are at work, how about your office or factory colleagues?
  • If you are a member of a local organisation or club, how about asking the other members?
  • If you run a business, could you ask your staff to sign up?
  • If each supporter spreads the word to just a few others, the overall effect can be amazing.
  • Why not ask them by word of mouth or perhaps forward this email?


The sign up page link to back the campaign is at www.fairfueluk.com


We know that sometimes people feel a little awkward about passing on requests such as this. However, we know from experience that anyone who cares about the cost of petrol & diesel almost always welcomes finding out about FairFuelUK. If we can drive our community up towards 500,000 supporters in advance of all the campaigning and lobbying we are doing in the next few weeks in Parliament we will have an even greater chance of seeing off that 16p a gallon tax hike.


As ever, thanks so much for your support………


Kind regards,


Quentin Willson, Peter Carroll, Lynne Beaumont and Howard Cox
FairFuelUK Campaign Team


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