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Howard Cox
Howard Cox
Born	1954
Nationality	British
Known for	Founder of FairFuelUK; 2024 London mayoral election candidate;
Political party	Reform UK

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Howard Cox is a British politician and founder of FairFuelUK, a campaign lobbying to freeze fuel tax and keep petrol prices down^[1]. Cox participated in the 2024 London mayoral election, representing Reform UK^[2].

FairFuelUK

Cox founded the FairFuelUK pressure group in 2010. The campaign claimed to have saved drivers over £200bn in planned tax hikes in duty and VAT^[3]. FailFuelUK claims its funding comes from regular donations from supporters and in the past has come from Logistics UK, the Road Haulage Association, the RAC, Association of Pallet Networks, UKLPG and others.

In 2022, it was found that Cox, who was at that time part of the "All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Fuel for UK Motorists and UK Hauliers", was also a director of a company called Ultimum, which markets a fuel additive. Cox denied any conflict of interest^[4]. Ultimum Ltd was dissolved in December 2022^[5].

References

^ "Who is Howard Cox? Reform UK London mayoral candidate who wants to 'ditch Sadiq Khan'". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
^ "Howard Cox | London Elects". www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
^ "FairFuelUK".
^ Walker, Peter; Barnett, Adam; Collett-White, Rich (2022-03-02). "Lobbyist opposed to UK petrol cars ban is director of fuel additive firm". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
^ "ULTIMUM LTD overview - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

[1] "Who is Howard Cox? Reform UK London mayoral candidate who wants to 'ditch Sadiq Khan'". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

[2] "Howard Cox | London Elects". www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

[3] "FairFuelUK".

[4] Walker, Peter; Barnett, Adam; Collett-White, Rich (2022-03-02). "Lobbyist opposed to UK petrol cars ban is director of fuel additive firm". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

[5] "ULTIMUM LTD overview - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

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 == FairFuelUK ==
-Cox founded the FairFuelUK pressure group in 2010. The campaign claimed to have saved drivers over £200bn in planned tax hikes in duty and VAT<ref>{{Cite web |title=FairFuelUK |url=https://www.fairfueluk.com/}}</ref>. FailFuelUK claims its funding comes from regular donations from supporters as well as from [[Logistics UK]], the [[Road Haulage Association]], the [[RAC Limited|RAC]], Association of Pallet Networks, UKLPG and others.
+Cox founded the FairFuelUK pressure group in 2010. The campaign claimed to have saved drivers over £200bn in planned tax hikes in duty and VAT<ref>{{Cite web |title=FairFuelUK |url=https://www.fairfueluk.com/}}</ref>. FailFuelUK claims its funding comes from regular donations from supporters and in the past has come from [[Logistics UK]], the [[Road Haulage Association]], the [[RAC Limited|RAC]], Association of Pallet Networks, UKLPG and others.
 In 2022, it was found that Cox, who was at that time part of the "All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Fuel for UK Motorists and UK Hauliers", was also a director of a company called Ultimum, which markets a fuel additive. Cox denied any conflict of interest<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Peter |last2=Barnett |first2=Adam |last3=Collett-White |first3=Rich |date=2022-03-02 |title=Lobbyist opposed to UK petrol cars ban is director of fuel additive firm |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/02/lobbyist-opposed-to-uk-petrol-cars-ban-is-director-of-fuel-additive-firm |access-date=2024-05-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>. Ultimum Ltd was dissolved in December 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=ULTIMUM LTD overview - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12217754 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref>.