UK To “Ration” Petrol Powered Vehicles

Well, when you let the government control your life, and then allow a doomsday cult to infiltrate and control the government, you have no room to complain

Petrol cars ‘rationed to meet eco targets’

Car makers are rationing sales of petrol and hybrid vehicles in Britain to avoid hefty net zero fines, according to one of the country’s biggest dealership chains.

Robert Forrester, chief executive of Vertu Motors, said manufacturers were delaying deliveries of cars until next year amid fears they will otherwise breach quotas set for them by the Government.

This means someone ordering a car today at some dealerships will not receive it until February, he said.

At the same time, Mr Forrester warned manufacturers and dealers were grappling with a glut of more expensive electric vehicles (EVs) that are “not easily finding homes”.

Manufacturers are having to play games because of government mandates, meaning some people who need a vehicle cannot get one for a while. Unless they want an expensive EV which will be tough to recharge, considering how many in the urbanized areas live in essentially townhomes and apartments with no garages.

He said: “In some franchises there’s a restriction on supply of petrol cars and hybrid cars, which is actually where the demand is.

“It’s almost as if we can’t supply the cars that people want, but we’ve got plenty of the cars that maybe they don’t want.

“They [manufacturers] are trying to avoid the fines. So they’re constraining the ability for us to supply petrol cars in order to try and keep to the government targets.”

You know how in many vehicles they have an auto engine idle, where it sounds like the engine is turning off? Some are more odious than others, but, regardless, that is not for you, the consumer. That’s so manufacturers can report slightly better fuel economy per vehicle, which ads up to avoid, or at least limit, fines and fees from some wacko state governments. You cannot permanently turn them off. This mandate is way worse, with government forcing dealers to limit their earning power and consumers not getting what they want to purchase.

But the scheme has prompted stark warnings from bosses at major brands, such as Vauxhall owner Stellantis and Ford, which have said they cannot sacrifice profits by selling EVs at large discounts indefinitely.

Instead, they have previously warned they may be forced to restrict petrol car supplies to artificially boost their ZEV mandate performance.

Well, hey, lots of you Brits voted for the Warmists in your government. Will you finally see the light? If you do, will you be able to do anything about it? Considering the cops come and arrest people for mean tweets and preaching Christianity in public (but, not Islam), you might have a tough time.

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