Rural communities worst hit by Chancellor’s new electric car charge

Alan Reid says,

“It beggars belief that in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis and in the face of air pollution, the Government is hitting people with an electric car tax.

“Both Scottish and UK Ministers should be making it easier to have an electric car by rolling out more charging infrastructure across the country - not penalising drivers with this unfair and short-sighted measure.”

“When in power, the Liberal Democrats introduced the Rural Fuel Duty Relief. At the very least, a similar allowance to be made for EV drivers in rural and remote areas.”