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Surrendering to populist politics is a massive gamble – and it may not win votes
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Surrendering to populist politics is a massive gamble – and it may not win votes
The ban will now come into force from 2035 and Rishi Sunak stressed the second-hand petrol and diesel market will still be allowed to thrive.
Two-thirds (66%) of dealers responded to a survey believe the ban will be delayed. A further one in five (18%) think it will be scrapped altogether.
The drop in private ownership comes after a plug-in car grant that provided a discount on the purchase of a new electric car was axed.
Carmakers are facing fines of more than £600m, if new Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) mandate rules, for selling non-electric cars and vans, go ahead.