Boris Johnson s government is currently mulling whether to bring in some sort of new tax that covers electric vehicles, with sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles due to be banned from 2030.
let s find out from toby poston, he s director of corporate affairs at the british vehicle rental & leasing association. put us in the picture as to what the industry has been going through over the last 18 months and from where they went to where they are now? like many sectors. to where they are now? like many sectors, they - to where they are now? like many sectors, they were - many sectors, they were tremendously hard hit by the advent of the pandemic, corporate travel dropped off a cliff and leisure travel was hit and leisure travel funk by 90% overnight and then went into survival mode and we saw branches being shut, fleets being cut as well and at the same time the sector was deemed as an essential service providers that you saw many rental companies staying open, providing cars or key workers and vehicle to make sure essential business services were delivered around the country. obviously as we are slowly coming out of the pandemic, the sector has picked up, business travel i