Hundreds of drivers demand new petrol and diesel rules coming to UK 'abolished'
Hundreds of drivers have demanded new rules for petrol and diesel cars be "abolished" by the Labour Party government. A petition on the Parliamentary website has reacted to the news a 2030 ban on petrol and diesel motors could be coming to the UK.
It states: " Abolish the deadline for the purchase of new petrol and diesel cars. We believe that those purchasing new cars should be allowed to exercise complete freedom of choice in making their choice of vehicle.
"The deadline for the sale of petrol and diesel cars, along with the zero emission vehicle mandate restricting the proportion of new petrol or diesel cars, should be abolished. We believe the deadline removes freedom of choice from customers and is completely against the principles of a free market.
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"We think that abolishing the deadline on new petrol and diesel cars and the zero emission vehicle mandate, which links the number of ICE cars sold to the number of EV cars, would restore the principle of a free market to the car manufacturing and sales sector.
"We think it would also restore the incentive for car manufacturers to develop 'low emission' ICE technology." At 10,000 signatures, the government will respond to this petition and at 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament.
The ban on new cars powered solely by petrol or diesel is set for 2030, however hybrid cars will continue to be sold beyond this date. The government has also promised that all new models sold after 2035 will have to be zero emission. A DfT spokesperson told Carwow: “We’re committed to delivering greener transport by supporting the transition to electric vehicles.
“This includes phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 and accelerating the rollout of charge points. We will set out more details in due course.”