Draft:Howard Cox (British politician)

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

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. FairFuelUK 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. Ultimum Ltd was dissolved in December 2022.

2024 London mayoral election
On May 10, 2023, Cox announced his candidacy for the 2024 London mayoral election, representing Reform UK. Cox's positions included scrapping the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and refunding all fines and fees collected in the 2023 outer expansion of the ULEZ.

Cox finished in 5th place, gathering 3.1% of the total votes.

Columnist
Cox has written opinion pieces for GB News, The Sun and the Daily Express.

Personal life
Cox is married and has one child.