Should the government implement stricter emissions standards for diesel vehicles?

Depends on evidence, as keep hearing that more charges are coming in based on evidence which is not always correct.

My opinion is companies like the Volkswagen group should be in a higher tax bracket, all cars should be petrol or electric or hybrid etc diesel in cars should go and only agricultural and large transportation should be diesel

Diesel is actually more economical and more environmentally friendly than petrol for long distance driving. So it's a grey area

No because I was encouraged to buy diesel by the current government. They should also remove tax on electric vehicle charging.

I would say yes make road tax more for diesel and petrol cars less. I don't understand why my focus petrol car is £260 per year to tax and is LEZ compliant but my friends car is a diesel £30 per year road tax and ISN'T LEZ compliant!?

The government should be implementing regulations on all vehicles releasing emissions, but must provide equivalent alternatives that won’t burden the public financially.

No, but encourage the switchover to PHEV and EV with grants and abolish the luxury tax surcharge on EV/PHEV

No because they advocated changing to diesel a few years ago. Now users are being penalised for a government incentive.

Yes, diesel vehicles that don't meet the Euro6 compliance should be phased out of use over a period of time with financial help from the government

My diesel vehicle is more economical than my petrol vehicle so there needs to be better standards across all vehicle types, not just diesel.

Let car companies lead the advances, most people would choose a more economical car if they could afford one

No penalties for diesel vehicles as usually only poor people have diesel cars. Make more public transport

Only in areas where the air quality demands it. A total ban would adversely impact industry and agriculture

i think it is a difficult question to answer as it could lead to the loss of jobs and business crisis however it limits the amount of carbon into the world

Yes, but they should offer money to those who can’t afford to switch to environmentally friendly vehicles.

Further investigation should be undertaken to identify cleaner and safer technologies without penalising motorists

Yes, but only with greater investment into hybrid/electric vehicles and infrastructure to support them.

No, Wait until cleaner technologies become more accessible and less expensive. The carbon emission reduction is being rushed.

If your going to help with that average working man/woman and help them to convert from diesel to a more greener way of commenting etc then yes

depends because some people cannot afford other vehicles but also stricter emissions standards would improve the environment

Yes they should, but the restrictions/taxes (no doubt) need to focus on large corporations - tackling and restricting their emissions, than John Smith down the road whose emission are a drop in the ocean. Tax and restrict the corporations. regulate the market

Yes, but this should be supported by additional funding to support the change to less polluting vehicles.

I feel restrictions are given with good intent but the good idea has been lost in the 'money' it's actually more costly to build an electric car than to run a petrol or diesel vehicle. Also the production of electric vehicles emits more toxic gasses into the environment than production of vehicles that are petrol or diesel.

remove them completely... especially for commuters and standard drivers, the rules should apply to businesses not meeting regulations as they have the most driving and damage caused while a person passing through gets punished for it

Diesel isn’t evil given that previous governments have directed people to have diesels. Incentives for water fueled cars

The government encouraged buying of diesels. Just don't produce any more. They thus deminish over time.

Absolutely not!!! How about looking at the bigger problem of electric vehicles that actually throw more waste into the environment constructing them!

The government needs to do more to incentivise sustainable practices than simple penalising individuals who can't afford the newest car.

No, they should redirect stricter emissions standards toward plastic factories and others of the sort.

I believe electric cars are just as bad to the environment as they use colbalt and slavery in the DRC, so all cars should have stricter environmental regulations.

Diesel emissions are now very low. Harmful pollution from tyres and brakes are more of an issue. CO2 emissions from petrol and diesel remains the biggest issue.

Yes, build more infrastructure for electric vehicles and offer incentives to those with diesel cars to switch.

By taking back control of rail ways and public transport, and investing back into better cheaper public transport. They can then start to remove diesel vehicles

Yes. Only if they provide subsidies for anybody who owns a vehicle that does not meet the new standards.

Yes, but with means tested subsidies to allow those on lower incomes to upgrade to compliant vehicles

Yes, although not for machinary needed for agricultural purposes, such as tractors and combine harvesters, etc. Same for fishing boats.

The infrastructure is not there yet to use non diesel vehicles. Once electric/hydrogen powered vehicle's are available (not just cars) then start to implement stricter standards

Emissions standards need to be the same for petrol, diesel, alternatives

No they should not It’s a power trip from the government to get our money and take away our freedom away

Diesel power is vital for HGV's and buses hauliers are already struggling enough as it is

This should be introduced but unlike some recent policies in time rather than rushed.

This is a non-question. Diesels are cleaner than all other cars now, from ‘cradle to grave’.

Yes, if more than one car is owned by the household

Blame lies on the company producing the cars that require diesel.

All vehicles including the true cost to the environment of manufacturing cars.

this should be set against the manufacturer not the consumer

ULEZ is already crippling key worker with low incomes in built up areas - leave this well alone so key workers can help the country to run

Only if electric vehicle incentives and more charging points are built.

Yes but not at the expense of the individual, encourage use of more environmental friendly alternatives.