It has long been recognised that Net Zero policies come with a heavy price tag.

That was reinforced this week with the news that Vauxhall plans to shut a van-making factory as a consequence of stepping up its efforts to meet the UK Government’s zero-emission targets.

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Today one of our readers hits out at the Government’s policy.

William Loneskie of Lauder writes:

"Yet another casualty of Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband's mad net zero policy: the Vauxhall factory at Luton is closing because of the regime's Soviet-style sales targets, forcing manufacturers to produce battery cars and vans above demand for them. This year 10% of van sales and 22% of car sales must be electric, otherwise every vehicle sold which doesn't meet the target will result in a fine of £15,000. The targets will be worse every year thereafter.

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If you are running a company and need vans to cover 200 miles a day or have a sales and a service force covering a big area, you don't want your people hanging about waiting on recharge. Time is money. And in the case of the emergency services time is of the essence. I'm beginning to think that Mr Miliband and others with the same fervent belief that they can control the climate are divorced from the reality of everyday life."