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Majority of motorists support scrappage scheme

Date: 22 June 2017   |   Author: Daniel Puddicombe

Two-thirds of UK motorists support a scrappage scheme for older diesel cars in order to get the most polluting vehicles off UK roads, new research has suggested.

According to a poll by road safety charity IAM Roadsmart, 64% of the 1,400 respondents said they supported a scrappage scheme, as opposed to 27% who did not.

Just 3% of those polled said the government's proposed air quality plan will solve the issue of pollution.

However, three-quarters (75%), said that encouraging people to change their driving behaviour should play a part in the government's approach to tackling air quality.

And it looks as though motorists have been influenced by negative press coverage, with 67% of them saying they either mistrust or strongly mistrust car makers to sell cars that will match customer expectations for environmental performance.

"It is clear to me that the public at large feel the government needs to be decisive and proactive when it comes to making our air quality better," said Sarah Sillars, IAM RoadSmart chief executive officer. "They see strong government direction as key to making sure it happens. We must not forget that drivers themselves have a part to play in the way they drive - it is within the power of each of us to become a better and more eco-friendly driver and our responsibility to do so."

She added: "It is, however, clear that the car manufacturers have some way to go to rebuild trust with the public - it would seem that only when their environmental claims more closely match real world performance that the trust will be on the increase. Reputations take years to build and moments to fall."



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