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[mab01uk]

"Boris Johnson is being urged today to save Britain's world-leading historic and classic car industry – including 100,000 jobs that depend on the £18billion a year automotive heritage sector.
Campaigners are warning the Prime Minister – himself a passionate car enthusiast and former motoring correspondent – that they face being strangled by a 'bureaucratic nightmare' of red tape and scuppered by unfairly targeted 'green' regulations.
They warn that these could see millions of much-loved vintage vehicles driven off UK roads at the cost of invaluable employment for thousands of engineers, craftspeople, restorers and apprentices across the UK.
They argue that the classic sector is as focussed on affordable classics, such as once-everyday family Fords, Austins, Morris, Minis and Rovers, as it is on luxury Rolls-Royces, Aston Martins and Bentleys."
https://www.hcva.co.uk/

The Historic and Classic Vehicles Alliance (HCVA) launched today with a mission to protect and promote the sector and secure its long-term future:-
https://www.thisismo...car-sector.html

 

[Spider]

In line with this and of equal - global - concern is there's been a clamp down on the USA as well, I've been hearing of Engine Reconditioners and 'Hot Rod Shops' being hit with considerable fines from the EPA for selling (car) Engines for street use that don't meet their Emission Standards. This has apparently occurred in a few states over there. Some are feeling that it's a thin end of the wedge with an end goal of shutting down the classic car industry over the next 10 - 15 years.

 

I feel that while classic cars may draw the eye from some green politicians, the reality of the mileage and any 'Emissions' they may emit are very very small fry. While there are hundreds of thousands (millions even) Classic Cars around the world, many are parked up for extended periods and in fact do very little mileage. Globally, the Classic Car Industry is huge and employ many thousands of people, I can't see it going away any time soon.