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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Small businesses are bearing the brunt of rising fuel prices, the owner of a haulage company has said.
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owner → publish → company
Noel Lewis, who runs Lewis Light Haulage & Storage in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, said he was having to absorb thousands of pounds a month in extra costs due to the price of fuel.
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he → run → fuel
His comments come as fuel prices - driven by conflict in the Middle East - reach their highest point since 2022, with diesel averaging at £1.92 per litre according to the RAC.
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diesel → come → RAC
A Treasury spokesperson said the government continued "to protect the British people and businesses from this crisis".
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government → say → crisis
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," they added.
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they → mean → government
Hauliers would also benefit from a 12-month road tax "holiday", the spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → benefit → holiday
With six vehicles run by his company, Lewis said he was now facing around £1,200 in extra fuel costs per week.
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he → run → week
Smaller businesses like his, he said, were now struggling to compete with larger firms with "bigger buying power on their fuel".
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he → say → fuel
"They have the economies of scale working in their favour [...] if you put your prices up somebody might come in and be able to suffer that cost for a few weeks, just to knock you out the game," he said.
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he → have → game
Lewis explained that he and his wife had been forced to take wage cuts in order to keep money in the business and avoid passing price increases onto customers.
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he → explain → customers
"With businesses, you want to keep custom coming back to you so you do not want to put your prices too high," he said.
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he → want → prices
According to the RAC, the cost of filling up a vehicle is now at a similar level to when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Russia → accord → 2022
The US-Israel war with Iran has severely disrupted the production and transportation of oil across the region, with the effects felt worldwide.
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war → disrupt → effects
It is not just businesses being impacted - individual drivers are also seeing soaring prices at the pumps.
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drivers → impact → pumps
Susan Parkes from Telford drives a diesel car and said the prices she pays had become "extortionate."
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she → drive → car
"We went on holiday and we had to put in an extra £20 in the tank which, brought us up to about £120," Parkes added
"You have to cut your cloth accordingly.
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You → go → cloth
Where you are used to having a treat, you have got to think about your meals and shopping [because of money spent on fuel]."
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you → have → fuel
Katie Woollacott, also from Telford, said she used an app to find the cheapest fuel and often drove outside the town to find lower prices.
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she → say → prices
"Personally, I would rather travel about 20 minutes to 30 minutes going either towards Birmingham or Whitchurch, because it's like 20p cheaper," she said.
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she → travel → Birmingham
"I stopped to refill the other day and it cost me about almost £70 for my 1.6 litre Mini, so it's definitely a jump as I do not normally spend over 50.
A government spokesperson said they would "tackle the cost of living to make life's essentials affordable again and bring back hope", and pointed towards the Fuel Finder service which uses data to help drivers find the cheapest fuel near them.
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drivers → stop → them
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