# Is UK diesel tax a sign of things to come?

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/is-uk-diesel-tax-a-sign-of-things-to-come/6464>\
**Category:** EV Small Talk\
**Created:** [November 4, 2016, 9:53am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/is-uk-diesel-tax-a-sign-of-things-to-come/6464 "2016-11-04T09:53:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Editor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/49beb7/32.png) [@Editor](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Editor)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 9:53am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/is-uk-diesel-tax-a-sign-of-things-to-come/6464/1 "2016-11-04T09:53:31Z")

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While governments around the world have been sensitive towards the needs of petrol/diesel vehicle owners it seems as though this period of sensitivity may be coming to an end. The UK government was recently taken to court after missing EU air pollution targets forcing the authorities into a dramatic U-turn. Targets and strategies were ridiculed […]

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**Author:** ![LithDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LithDriver](https://community.electricforum.com/u/LithDriver)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/is-uk-diesel-tax-a-sign-of-things-to-come/6464/2 "2016-11-16T04:41:10Z")

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Between that and dieselgate, I would not be surprised if this is an extra nail in the coffin.

Good read!