Not just applicable to French cars but important nonetheless.
When vat was reduced to 15% in January 2009 the chancellor levied an extra 2p per litre of fuel, to compensate for the loss of revenue from the vat reduction.
Now that vat has now gone back to 17.5%, guess what, the extra 2p is still there!
Don't let them get away with it.
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/DutyReduction/
VAT on fuel - extra hidden duty
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VAT on fuel - extra hidden duty
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Inside every old person is a young person wondering what the hell happened.
"Trying is the first step towards failure" ~ Homer J Simpson