APPG 2030 Ban

Fair Fuel APPG for UK Motorists and UK Hauliers August 2021 Page | 7 The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is dominating Government attention and rightly so, however, keeping the economy solvent has to be of equal priority too. The UK’s 37million drivers, the millions of constituents across the country concerned that the 2030 sales ban of new diesel and petrol vehicles will mean the freezing of ICE technological advancement, the move to drive electric and how the Exchequer’s 5th largest income stream, derived without fail each year from drivers, is to be replaced in decades to come. The report puts together a range of recommendations to Government that are both constructive and economically viable to help reduce emissions without hurting 37m drivers or UK’s economy. Millions of our fossil-fuelled vehicle drivers have been ignored for too long. They want lower emissions realised through political wisdom based on real science with all headline emotion removed. If the Government acts on the basis of facts, common sense and honesty about what is deliverable and the costs, only an exceedingly small minority of vocal green zealots will rebel. I am increasingly concerned about the costs of the government’s current Net Zero plans. If they were to be carried out, it would mean the end of the comfortable lifestyles we have enjoyed for generations. Only the more fortunate will be able to afford private cars or foreign holidays. Robert Blackman, Conservative MP for Harrow East, Executive Secretary of the 1922 Committee since 2012. He was also the Greater London Assembly member for Brent & Harrow between 2004 and 2008 “As a Minister for Transport, I argued that the ban should come into force in 2050. Which would allow petrol and diesel drivers time to adjust to a new regime or for fossil fuels to become even cleaner. The accelerated change agreed after my time in the ministry risks disadvantaging many small businesses and private car users. Notably in rural areas like the one I represent, where access to public transport is limited.” Sir John Hayes Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings “The ban on petrol and diesel vehicles is just another example of politicians trying to show a new devotion to a new environmental doctrine, with this great sacrifice again falling on the poorest in society - not the richest. It’s fine for the super-rich to buy their Tesla, but that’s not the case for the just-about-managing majority who elected the Conservative Government.” See my Chairman’s Summary Craig Mackinlay MP, Chair of the Fair Fuel APPG & Conservative MP for South Thanet.