DRIVERS will bag a rare Budget win today as Chancellor Rachel Reeves spares them from “Wild West” pump prices.
She is expected to freeze fuel duty for the 15th year of The Sun’s Keep It Down campaign.
Ms Reeves is also set to keep the 5p cut by Rishi Sunak in 2022 — like every Chancellor since.
She is also introducing the Pumpwatch scheme we have long called for.
Drivers will soon be able to compare fuel prices on their satnavs as forecourts will be required to publish their prices.
Estimates show it may save families £40 on annual fuel bills.
Ms Reeves told The Sun: “Petrol prices are like the Wild West with drivers getting ripped off.
“We’re launching our Fuel Finder so drivers will always know where to get the best deal.”
Despite wholesale fuel costs falling, drivers are being fleeced at the pumps for higher prices.
The AA warned forecourts have “helped themselves” to higher prices and left drivers paying more.
Even last weekend average pump prices jumped by 0.5p on petrol and 1p on diesel, according to the AA.
If Ms Reeves ends the 5p cut tomorrow, the AA says pump prices would rocket to near-record highs, with petrol hitting 143.3p and diesel 152.2p.
