Logistics UK responds to government’s action to keep fuel prices down

In response to today’s announcement (13 March 2026) of a government crackdown on fuel pump prices, Ben Fletcher,  Chief Executive of business group Logistics UK said:

“It is welcome to see the Chancellor and government take decisive action on the issue of rising fuel costs. Concrete action which helps logistics businesses to mitigate the cost of fuel – the single biggest operating cost – is timely and helpful. As an industry, our members work at low margins and cannot absorb significant cost rises. Excessive price rises would inevitably be passed on to customers, which means consumers pay more and would increase the cost of living challenge. We look forward to a positive outcome from today’s meeting.”

Logistics UK is one of the UK’s biggest business groups, representing logistics businesses which are vital to keeping the UK trading, and more than seven million people directly employed in the making, selling and moving of goods. With decarbonisation, new technology and other disruptive forces driving change in the way goods move across borders and through the supply chain, logistics has never been more important to UK plc. Logistics UK supports, shapes and stands up for safe and efficient logistics, and is the only business group which represents the whole industry, with members from the road, rail, water and air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the efficient movement of goods. For more information about the organisation and its work, please visit logistics.org.uk