Drivers have saved around £1,200 over the past decade due to the freeze (Image: Getty)
Mike Childs, head of policy at Friends of the Earth said the Chancellor “should be doing more” to turn people away from heavily polluting vehicles.
He said: “It’s astonishing that a government pledging to confront the climate emergency has frozen fuel duty yet again.
“No wonder passenger cars’ contribution to the climate crisis has barely fallen in the past decade.
“The sale of gas-guzzling SUVs are a particular concern, as they have helped drive a rise in average emissions from new cars in the last five years.