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Backlash greets 2030 petrol car ban

wave of uncertainty has washed over enthusiasts with the news that the UK Government is to bring forward its ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles to 2030. Even though the plan has been well-known for some time, moving the deadline from 2035 (which will remain the cut-off for hybrids) brought the impending

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