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Motor Vehicles: Sales

Asked by Matt WesternLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 July 2025UIN 64139

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it remains her Department's policy to (a) phase out the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 and (b) ensure that all new car sales are for Zero Emission Vehicles by 2035.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

On 7 April the Government confirmed it is committed to phasing out the sale of new cars that rely solely on a petrol or diesel engine by 2030, and phasing out all new non-zero emission cars and vans by 2035.

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