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Cap retail oil and gas prices

Submitted by Syed Makki Shah on Thursday 12th March 2026

Published on Tuesday 14th April 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 14th October 2026

Current Signatures: 35
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Bills ~ Busy ~ Cost ~ Cost-of-living ~ Cost-of-living crisis ~ crisis ~ Driving ~ Energy ~ energy bills ~ Extreme ~ Face ~ Families ~ food prices ~ Fuel ~ fuel crisis ~ gas price ~ Global ~ Major ~ market ~ Pressure ~ Prevent ~ Price ~ price cap ~ retail ~ RISE ~ Severe ~ Sharp ~ Small businesses ~ Stabilise ~ Temporary ~ Transport ~ TRIGGER

Petition Action

Cap retail oil and gas prices

Petition Details

Introduce a temporary cap on oil and gas prices during periods of extreme market volatility to protect households and businesses from sudden fuel price spikes. The Government should prevent excessive price increases being passed to consumers. We think this would prevent a fuel crisis.

Additional Information

Rising global instability could trigger sharp increases in oil and gas prices, driving up energy bills, transport costs and food prices. Without action, many households and small businesses could face severe financial pressure. A temporary price cap during extreme market shocks would help stabilise costs, protect families from hardship and prevent another major cost-of-living crisis.


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