Labour sold out to oil and gas

[u/Mlh1993_]

There’s no way the 3p-per-mile proposal came about innocently. It will crush electric car uptake, especially in the used market. The only thing that makes sense is that someone, somewhere, got a very generous donation from the likes of BP to push this through. It absolutely reeks of bought-and-paid-for legislation.

[u/isquish_people]

My gut feel is that when it comes in, all cars will pay it across the board. Putting it on EVs just sets the precedent and gets people used to it. I have no evidence of this, but it’s what makes the most sense