EU Scraps the 2035 Petrol Car Ban – So Where Does That Leave the UK?

BREAKING: This is big news – EU hasn’t just delayed the petrol car brand, it’s scrapped it, but there are conditions…

For years, we were told the end was nigh for petrol and diesel cars in Europe. 2035 was the date. No debate. No flexibility. No alternatives. Except… that’s just changed. Quietly, but significantly, the European Union has performed a major U-turn on its planned ban on new petrol and diesel car sales from 2035. And while some headlines are still framing this as a “delay” or a “watering down”, the reality is far more profound. In practical terms, the 2035 petrol car ban has been scrapped.

And that raises an awkward, unavoidable question for the UK.

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2025 Rewired the Car World. These Were the Biggest Shockwaves of the Year

From design shake ups to tariff wars, 2025 delivered one of the most chaotic and transformative years the motoring world has seen in decades

Some years quietly tick along. 2025 did not. 2025 threw its toys out of the pram, snapped a gear lever, set off the traction control light and still expected us to carry on like nothing happened. This was the year motoring veered off the planned EV motorway and tore down a bumpy B road instead. A year of handbrake U turns, big surprises, global chaos and a few moments of outright comedy. If you felt like the car world was changing faster than you could refresh a news feed, you were not imagining it.

So here are the Top 10 biggest automotive shockwaves of 2025.

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Budget 2025 – Drivers Betrayed: Pay-Per-Mile Confirmed For EVs and PHEVs

The Budget drops the biggest anti-motorist bombshell in years – a full Pay-Per-Mile tax on electric and plug-in hybrid cars, plus luxury-tax hikes, Motability cuts and a fuel-duty freeze that expires in months

If you were hoping today’s Budget might go easy on motorists, then bless you for your optimism. Anyone paying attention knew this was coming, and yet it still feels like being slapped with a wet kipper. And just like that, buried beneath all the other headlines, comes the most consequential motoring announcement in years – one that will reshape the automotive landscape, hammer the car industry, and punish drivers across the country. The Government has now confirmed Pay-Per-Mile taxation for electric vehicles. Yes, it’s real. Yes, it’s happening. And no, it won’t stop at EVs.

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Pay-Per-Mile Tax: What Torsten Bell’s Treasury Role Could Mean for UK Drivers

Torsten Bell’s Treasury appointment sparks fears over a pay-per-mile tax, threatening motorists, EV adoption, and the £70 billion UK car industry

The recent resignation of Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq, amid corruption allegations linked to Bangladesh, has led to significant changes within the UK Treasury. Siddiq’s departure has paved the way for Torsten Bell, a prominent economist and co-author of the Ending Stagnation Report, to assume a key role in shaping the nation’s economic policies.

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