The amended
government declaration prohibiting the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles would
necessitate swift and major changes from franchise and independent
workshops/garages many business listings.
The
prohibition, which restricts the sale of all new diesel and petrol vehicles,
has been pushed out to 2030, a decade ahead of the original deadline.
That
includes hybrid car sales, unless they can go a "substantial distance
without producing carbon," in which case they will be allowed to stay on
the market until 2035.
The
Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) predicts that between 13,000 and 20,000
technicians are presently competent to operate on electric cars, with up to
57,000 needed by 2030 business listings.
The IMI is
urging the government to take immediate steps to encourage manufacturers to
re-ignite EV training programmers so that owners of electric cars can be
certain that their vehicles will be serviced by qualified personnel.
Although the
ban is slated to take effect in 2030, it does not apply to the sale of
second-hand petrol and diesel vehicles, and it is expected that there will be a
significant need for service and repairs on these vehicles for another 20 to 30
years.
While
electric vehicles have less consumable parts, such as braking system components
and tyres, they still need to be serviced on a regular basis and must pass
annual MOT testing, much like petrol and diesel vehicles.
According to
By Miles1's analysis of DVSA MOT data, EVs aged 3 to 5 years had an 87 percent
pass rate, compared to 90 percent for petrol and 87 percent for diesel. This
preliminary research suggests that as electric vehicles become more common, MOT
work is unlikely to reduce.
The ban on
the sale of diesel and petrol cars in 2030 will have a significant impact on
the aftermarket. Workshops/garages will have to retrain a large number of
technicians and adjust to the new servicing schedules free listings.
It's also
crucial to understand that the ban doesn't mean the market for diesel and
petrol car maintenance will go away any time soon. With these fuel types
continuing on the market for another 10 years and plug-in hybrids for another
five, these cars will continue to make up a large section of the UK car part
for at least another couple of decades.
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