Anyone remember the good old days..?
The Fair Fuel UK Campaign - a group lead by the Freight Transport Association - has succeeded in its efforts to force a formal debate on fuel duty in the House of Commons.
Fair Fuel UK's e-Petition, which was backed by Robert Halfon MP, reached 100,000 signatures last Friday, and yesterday the parliamentary Back Bench Business Committee granted the FFUK a 'main chamber' debate on the strength of public opinion.
"Our e-Petition shows the depth of feeling and support for an overhaul of government fuel duty policy. It's not just motorists feeling the pain at the pumps; businesses are being forced to make redundancies or face insolvency in the face of higher transport costs," says Theo de Pencier, the FTA's chief exec.
"This issue goes beyond party politics; it's about keeping the UK on the road to recovery. The price we pay for fuel has a huge impact on business competitiveness, with diesel accounting for 40 per cent of the costs of operating a lorry."
Will anything significant come of it? We can't help feeling a little bit cynical...