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by plodman 1295 days ago
With the cost of living crisis, this isn't going to help anyone. How does taking more money away from those with un-environmentally friendly cars help them afford to replace them?

What does this money go towards in terms of offsetting the environmental damage done by these cars? How would people feel if the money paid into these schemes went towards money off newer, more environmentally friendly cars?

I believe there was a government scheme for this, but I think it ended earlier this year.

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Considering the location perhaps they could use public transport instead.
I dont think replacing cars with newer models is the solution. Even EVs are unsustainable to mass produce.

Given our world population, there is no sustainable future where people can privately own cars, period. The sooner we accept it and we start working on alternatives, the Better.