15 Nov 2026
The voice of the independent garage sector

Green van man

/>Says Transport Minister, Jim Fitzpatrick, “We aim to give investors and manufacturers confidence in the existence of a market for lower carbon vans, to encourage them to bring them to market more quickly than they would do otherwise. This could have a big impact in cutting carbon emissions on our road

/>The DfT will shortly issue a competitive tender to appoint a partner organisation with specialist technical and commercial expertise on low carbon vehicles to deliver the programme. The appointment is expected to be made in early 20

/>Should initial trials be successful, an additional £30million has been earmarked to be used to develop the programme furth