Drivers of older polluting diesel cars in Britain are to receive compensation for scrapping them, according to a newspaper report.
The Telegraph said the UK government will publish on Friday (5th May) a new a new air quality strategy in a White Paper which will include plans for a ‘targeted’ diesel scrappage scheme.
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The report also said there would be a consultation on plans to give people help with a ‘retrofitting’ fix for some older vehicles to reduce nitrogen dioxide emissions.
There have been mixed signals on this subject coming out of the government in recent months, but recent comments from the prime minister suggested that she was well aware that UK car buyers have long been encouraged to buy diesels because of tax regimes that favoured their use to help reduce carbon emissions.
The Telegraph report said that the UK government has been forced to come up with tougher measures to target diesel drivers due to breaches of EU emissions standards.
There have been concerns that diesel drivers could be targeted with additional daily charges to enter clean air zones in city centres.
The report added that local authorities will be urged to improve the flow of traffic with measures such as removing speed humps to prevent cars repeatedly slowing down and speeding up, which increases harmful tailpipe emissions.
