A campaign to persuade the government to adopt a "fair fuel" policy goes to London this morning.

FairFuel UK, which was founded by Kent campaigner Peter Carroll, has recruited well known columnist and TV presenter Quentin Willson to hand in letters to MPs at the House of Commons.

They call for the scrapping of April’s scheduled fuel duty rise and the introduction of a fuel price stabiliser as promised by the Prime Minister David Cameron before the election.

The campaign has the backing of both the Freight Transport Association and the Road Haulage Association.

Mr Carroll, whose previous campaign to secure additional rights for Gurkha soldiers was successful after he recruited actress Joanna Lumley to the cause, owns a road haulage business based at Larkfield.

He is also Shepway district councillor for the Folkestone area.

He said: "Quentin Willson has a fantastic profile among the motoring public and we are delighted that he is helping us. Our campaign is reaching out to every type of business and the private motorist."

Theo de Pencier of the Tunbridge Wells-based FTA said: "With businesses wilting in the face of unsustainably high fuel costs, we urge MPs, businesses, motorists and all road users to get behind the FairFuel UK Campaign, otherwise the cost to the UK’s economy could be severe."

Kate Gibbs of the RHA said: "This is not a campaign about choice – it is a campaign about necessity. The economic recovery and future prosperity of the UK rests with the Chancellor. Plans to raise fuel duty by possibly as much as five pence on April 1 must be abandoned."

To support the campaign, log on to www.fairfueluk.com

Read more on the campaign, and hear Quentin Willson talking about the fuel protest by clicking here.