I have had a quick look for Car information in the main party Manifesto’s. Namely Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru. If you want to download your own party manifesto, click here to be re-directed to the full list of all Election party manifesto’s.
I searched each manifesto for the word car and VED. Here is what I found for each party:-
Labour:
Through our investment, Labour has put Britain at the forefront of electric and lowcarbon vehicle manufacturing. To promote the rapid take-up of electric and low-carbon cars, we will ensure there are 100,000 electric vehicle charging points by the end of the next parliament.
Our towns and cities need modern, sustainable transport infrastructure. We will support tram schemes into the major cities, including upgrades to the Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham and Tyne & Wear light-rail systems, a modern trolley bus in Leeds, and more Oyster-style electronic ticketing promoting cheap and easy interchange between public transport in cities.
Conservative:
We will stop central government funding for new fixed speed cameras, and switch to more effective ways to make our roads safer, including authorising ‘drugalyser’ technology for use in testing for drug-driving. We will make companies that dig up our roads accountable for the congestion they cause and crack down on rogue clampers. Councils will get more powers to get traffic flowing more smoothly.
We will consult on the introduction of a ‘Fair Fuel Stabiliser’. This would cut fuel duty when oil prices rise, and vice versa. It would ensure families, businesses and the whole British economy are less exposed to volatile oil markets, and that there is a more stable environment for low carbon investment.
Liberal Democrats:
Our planned expansion of public transport will provide much-needed alternatives to private cars, and cut carbon emissions. However, in many places there will always be a need for car travel, so we need to ensure that it is as environmentally friendly as possible. We will work through the EU for a zero emissions target for all new cars by 2040 and extend targets to other vehicles. Undertake preparations for the introduction of a system of road pricing in a second parliament. Any such system would be revenue neutral or motorists, with revenue from cars used to abolish Vehicle Excise Duty and reduce fuel duty, helping those in rural areas who have no alternatives to road travel. Some of the revenue from lorries would be used to fund further extensions of high speed rail through the UK Infrastructure Bank. Introduce a rural fuel discount scheme which would allow a reduced rate of fuel duty to be paid in remote rural areas, as is allowed under EU law.
Plaid Cymru:
Our action plan would bring high-speed electrified railways to Wales, develop an infrastructure for electric vehicles and change the national grid to encourage small scale energy production across the country.
Monster Raving Loony Party:
Obescity in Kids – If you want your kids to be less fat…feed em less (do we need to make a policy of this?….its common sense).
I also heard that they were going to introduce a 99 Pence coin !
The above certainly gives us something to think about. However I still don’t know who i’m going to vote for. All I know is that new greener 7 Seater Cars are going to be more important for everyone over the next few decades.
Vauxhall Zafira Ecoflex - Economical 7 Seater
