Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport
Scrap the proposed ban on new petrol and diesel cars.
Closed
131 signatures
What the petition asks
Government intend to stop the sale of all new petrol/diesel cars by 2040 or even 2035 with the UK being carbon neutral by 2050. This target date is totally unrealistic given the lack of funding for infrastructural needs.
The 2040 ban will also effect the economy and could have a detrimental effect on jobs and industry.
Every part of the UK depends on diesel powered vehicles. I believe the long term result from this ban will be UK economic stagnation and collapse.
https://www.citymetric.com/transport/banning-petrol-cars-all-very-well-it-won-t-work-without-huge-investment-electric
https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/02/05/this-ban-on-petrol-and-diesel-cars-makes-no-sense/
https://beta.spectator.co.uk/article/why-grant-shapps-shouldn-t-accelerate-the-ban-on-petrol-and-diesel-cars
Every part of the UK depends on diesel powered vehicles. I believe the long term result from this ban will be UK economic stagnation and collapse.
https://www.citymetric.com/transport/banning-petrol-cars-all-very-well-it-won-t-work-without-huge-investment-electric
https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/02/05/this-ban-on-petrol-and-diesel-cars-makes-no-sense/
https://beta.spectator.co.uk/article/why-grant-shapps-shouldn-t-accelerate-the-ban-on-petrol-and-diesel-cars
Timeline
| 16 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Sep 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
131
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Transport
Opened
16 Mar 2020
Closed
16 Sep 2020
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