‘Confusing’ Zero-Emission Policies Could Disrupt Car Market: UK Dealership

Vertu, which operates under brands such as Bristol Street Motors and Macklin Motors, said that net zero policies risked dampening demand in the car market.

Volkswagen electric cars are parked in a storage tower in Dresden, Germany, on June 8, 2021. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The pushing back of the deadline of a ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars will disrupt the recovery of the new car market in the next few years, one of Britain’s largest car dealerships has warned.

Robert Forrester, the CEO of Vertu Motors, which operates under brands such as Bristol Street Motors and Macklin Motors, said that “confusing” net zero policies risk dampening demand in the car market.