Fury as new petrol and diesel ban by 2030 'will cost drivers five times more'

The Labour Party's proposal to ban petrol and diesel by 2030, if they win the General Election in July, has been met with criticism from road groups, motoring experts and driving gurus. Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, is behind these proposals.

Howard Cox, founder of FairFuelUK and a Reform UK candidate, warned that this move will cost drivers "five times more" than the environmental benefit it would bring, reports Birmingham Live. He said: "My good friends at the Alliance of British Drives and the Motorcycle Action Group showed, through independent research by the CEBR, that the ban on selling new diesel and petrol cars from 2030 would cost five times more than the hypothetical environmental benefit."

He continued: "That's why Rishi Sunak moved it to 2035. That is one good thing he has done, even though dumping the policy completely is what FairFuelUK has always called for, which is backed by hundreds of the recent Tory MPs. But the numpties in Labour ignore the economics and are happy to put huge costs onto each and every one of us to save the planet, allegedly."

Howard added that FairFuelUK, along with Reform UK, will campaign hard to scrap this ill-conceived ban, which he believes will destroy British jobs. He concluded: "A better win-win is possible: new technology will provide cleaner engines, cleaner fuel, and lower emissions while preserving British jobs and boosting British industry."

"But Labour is too stupid to incentivise technology; no, they are wedded to nanny state bans; it's in their political DNA."

Bob Bell, ABD chairman, explained: "The public must not have their right to choose removed and public money must no longer be thrown at subsidising new EV sales and usage."

"The tax system has for years given huge advantages to persuade fleets and business users to adopt EVs. his is not 'free money', it is paid for by the hard-working and struggling people of this country. Enough is enough."