[Scarlett.]

The Liberal Democrats have called for petrol and diesel car engines to be banned by 2040 under radical proposals to tackle Britain’s carbon output and control climate change.

Environmental spokesman Chris Huhne was setting out plans to make Britain carbon neutral by 2050 at the party’s annual conference.

Huhne indicated that petrol are diesel vehicles were being made obsolete by advances in hybrid vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell technology.

During his speech, Mr Huhne commented: “The EU Commission wants to set limits on car emissions, but it should state clearly that no car can be sold in the EU if it still belches carbon by 2040…We have to get tough with car-makers about emissions.”

And drivers and 4x4s would also be in the sights of a Lib Dem government, with plans to increase road tax on such vehicles to £2000 per annum, while smaller city cars would pay no road tax.

Huhne also outlined plans to charge lorries to use UK roads in an effort to double rail investment and move freight onto railways and to levy a £10 charge on domestic flights.

"We should be working towards a carbon-neutral Britain by 2050. We should be working towards the elimination of petrol-driven motor cars," said party leader Sir Menzies Campbell.

[KissyLittleMissy]

haha liberals have all the big ideas for the future and no big votes to go with them. nice idea well crap idea but the problems which arise from climate change and global warming will be irreversable no matter what the liberals have in mind

usa and china are the worse polluters anyroads and they wont do nothin

[Scarlett.]

I know, plus without cars the country would break down

[MarkWaldorf]

Thank god for that...if it's one thing I hate, it's the emissions people give off through their 4x4s and such.

[easypeasy]

er petrol and diesel being the operative words in the lib dems statement, not cars in general.
personally i think thats a good thing seeing as we are turning into a nation of fat bastards.......

[Magic]

This is a good idea.

However, isnt it unfair increasing 4X4 taxes for those that require a 4X4 for there job?

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by easypeasy
er petrol and diesel being the operative words in the lib dems statement, not cars in general.
personally i think thats a good thing seeing as we are turning into a nation of fat bastards.......

What if we never find another way to properly run cars?

[easypeasy]

work closer to home and get a bike.

[easypeasy]

jesus i cant believe i just said that, i sounded like norman tebbit, sorry.

[Shaun]

The Lib Dems won't get voted into power any time in the near future anyway, and they're not making any fans with this and their talk of allowing illegal immigrants to gain British citizenship if they've lived here for 10 years.

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Originally posted by easypeasy
work closer to home and get a bike.

If you live in the country, Icy roads, Bikes arent as sturdy as Cars

[KissyLittleMissy]

Originally posted by easypeasy
work closer to home and get a bike.

no chance i get driven all over the place and with winter coming up no way i am cycling

[Magic]

Originally posted by KissyLittleMissy

no chance i get driven all over the place and with winter coming up no way i am cycling

OMG!!


Do your bit for the environment!
I cycle lots!

[KissyLittleMissy]

Originally posted by Magic-Shoes

OMG!!


Do your bit for the environment!
I cycle lots!

my bike broke i used to cycle in the summer three years ago, but since then i get taxied evrywhere

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Whats the point, China are just gonna ***** it up, have you seen the amount of smog in Bejing?

[easypeasy]

Originally posted by Chewy
Whats the point, China are just going to **** it up, have you seen the amount of smog in Bejing?

thats because the west has handed over all our production business to them.....everything is made in china nowadays.

[easypeasy]

china, the biggest communist capitalist state in the world.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by easypeasy

thats because the west has handed over all our production business to them.....everything is made in china nowadays.

'hand it over'?
they stole it, production brings in big bucks for a country, the West wouldnt 'hand it over'