The government in this country takes a lot of stick. People are always saying that they just take and take and never give anything back. I think this is very unfair!
The government has realised that driving at the moment is not pleasant. Drivers are having to devote so much energy to avoid the craters that litter the tarmac, the piggy banks at the side of the road and the ever changing speed limits that much concentration is being taken away from the act of driving.
I am sure you will agree that it has taken them long enough, but the government has finally realised that drivers feel unloved and persecuted. So, rather then reversing some of their ridiculous policies and making life easier for everyone, they are going to give each and every driver in the UK a gift for putting up with it!
So on to the good stuff! What do we actually get?!
Well from the 1st of April 2010 you will get to give the government an extra 3p for every litre of fuel that you put into your car!!!
I know that some of you will find this hard to believe, after all there was not one, but two very generous duty increases last year. However, since it is an election year the government is keen to hammer home just what jolly nice fellow they are.
So there you have it. At a motorway service station yesterday I saw optimax for 126.9p which means in just over two weeks times the price in places will break £1.30 a litre!
All joking aside, is anyone else starting to struggle with the petrol costs?