Soaring fuel costs hit small businesses

"Smaller businesses like his, he said, were now struggling to compete with larger firms with 'bigger buying power on their fuel'."

— Noel Lewis , Executive

"We went on holiday and we had to put in an extra £20 in the tank which, brought us up to about £120."

— Susan Parkes , Other

"Personally, I would rather travel about 20 minutes to 30 minutes going either towards Birmingham or Whitchurch, because it's like 20p cheaper."

— Katie Woollacott , Other

"This means drivers benefit from the extension of the 5p fuel duty cut, with diesel 11p per litre cheaper until the end of the year than it would have been compared to plans inherited from the previous government."

— Treasury spokesperson , Other