CLEETHORPES MP Martin Vickers has called on the Government to abandon its proposed 3p-a-litre increase on fuel duty.
Speaking before a Commons vote on the issue on Monday night, Mr Vickers, pictured, said the planned rise would hit residents and businesses in his constituency hard.
However, he did not support Labour's motion to postpone the increase for three months, saying it did not go far enough.
Instead, Mr Vickers, who has campaigned on the issue as vice-chairman of the Fair Fuel for Motorists All-Party Parliamentary Group, said he would wait to see what the Chancellor announced in next month's Autumn Statement.
He told the House: "I make no bones about it: what my constituents want – what I want – is the postponement and preferably the cancellation of the increase.
"I remind the House that already, thanks to the actions of this Government, petrol is 10p a litre cheaper than it would have been had Labour's increases been introduced."
Mr Vickers said that the road haulage industry based around Immingham and Stallingborough played a particularly important role in the local economy.
He added that a fuel duty rise would have a significant impact on those who have to travel relatively long distances to work on the Humber Bank.
"I know that the Government have listened to the debate. Their amendment makes it clear that they want to do more to help with the cost of living, but who could disagree with that? What we actually want to see is some positive response from them."