Petition · past parliament

No discriminatory taxes/charges on diesel vehicles owned before legislation date

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

This is to avoid penalising those who bought diesel vehicles in the good faith that they were helping reduce pollution (now known to have been misled) and contributing to the economy.
Diesel engines were originally encouraged as being less harmful than petrol engines.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, you could start a new petition asking for any new legislation affecting diesel cars not to be retrospective.

Timeline

23 Jan 2017 Petition opened for signatures
27 Jan 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Jan 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.