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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

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Introducing a vehicle scrappage scheme. From April 2010 anyone buying a new car will pay a different rate of vehicles tax in the first year of registration. Vehicle Scrappage Scheme. The new vehicle you want to buy must be: A car or small van weighing up to 3,500kg. Confirming future increases in fuel duty.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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As such, we should tie the ban to the pathway of the Clean Vehicle Standards, with a specific future focus on Europe. We would recommend signalling a phase-out date for new petrol vehicles between 2030 and 2032, and confirming that in law in 2024/2025. Scrappage schemes . This is also a matter of fairness.

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Is a green tax blitz justified? The Green Piece

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It also puts forward the idea of further increases in fuel duty which could lead to petrol costing motorists £2 a litre within 11 years. If the UK can develop clean technology then it could dominate export markets rather than having to spend billions on buying carbon credits from countries that have left us behind.

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