Lib Dems: ban petrol and diesel cars from UK roads by 2040

The Liberal Democrats have unveiled proposals in their 2013 Party Conference agenda to only allow ultra-low carbon vehicles on UK roads by 2040.

RAC technical director David Bizley said: “The Lib Dems are setting a direction that seems reasonable but the balance needs to be right between the needs of the environment and those of motorists. “Current Ultra Low Carbon vehicles rely on plugging into the electricity supply and it’s no good having low carbon vehicles if we don’t have low carbon electricity. It will also be essential that financial support is available to motorists along the lines of the scrappage scheme operated a few years back if ever increasingly stringent carbon dioxide emissions targets are to be applied to vehicles already on the road.”