The Department for Transport assesses a number of different fuels in terms of a range of environmental impacts including air quality and greenhouse gas emissions. A number of initiatives are underway to encourage cleaner, lower carbon fuels.<\/p>
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This Government is investing over £600 million in this Parliament in addition, to a more favorable tax regime towards less polluting vehicles to ensure that almost all cars and vans are zero emission vehicles by 2050.<\/p>
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The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) has supported a market for low carbon fuels and delivered significant greenhouse gas emissions savings. In 2014/15 these savings were equivalent to taking 1.3 million cars off the road. We have been working with industry and others on proposals to increase the supply of low carbon fuels in line with our UK carbon budget targets. We plan to consult on proposed changes to the RTFO scheme later this year.<\/p>
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The Government will continue to promote public transport choices, supporting the market for innovative forms of transport and encourage a move to cleaner and lower carbon vehicles.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/350", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir John Hayes"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Holland and The Deepings"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr John Hayes"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-10-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-10-11T12:58:28.9Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-09-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the potential merits of introducing more incentives to encourage motorists to use cleaner fuels and public transport.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4488", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Martyn Day"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Linlithgow and East Falkirk"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Martyn Day"} ], "uin" : "46613"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/514532", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/514532/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Vehicle Certification Agency\u2019s (VCA) emissions testing is conducted to the requirements set out in the relevant type approval legislation. The Government has been pressing for action at an EU-level to improve emissions tests and we have already secured a tough new Real Driving Emissions test. From next year, vehicles will have to meet emissions limits in real driving conditions across a wide range of typical operating conditions.<\/p>
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The Secretary of State has met with the Chief Executive of Volkswagen UK to press that the technical fixes are completed as quickly as possible for UK consumers. The VCA is working closely with the VW group and other approval authorities to evaluate the proposed technical solutions. They are carrying out tests to ensure that after the fix is applied the vehicles meet all the legal requirements including emissions, and that other vehicle characteristics are unchanged, including fuel consumption and engine noise.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3996", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Jones"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Harrogate and Knaresborough"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Jones"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-04-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-04-25T13:29:58.21Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-04-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent changes there have been to Vehicle Certification Agency emissions testing; and what recent discussions he has had with Volkswagen on progress on fixing all defeat devices.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/301", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burden"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birmingham, Northfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Burden"} ], "uin" : "34806"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/448645", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/448645/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Go Ultra Low campaign, which we run in conjunction with eight major vehicle manufacturers and that is intended to explain the benefits of ultra low emission vehicles to fleet and consumer audiences, is subject to a programme of ongoing evaluation. We survey the campaign\u2019s audiences at key campaign milestones to test its performance. To date, Go Ultra Low has exceeded government and industry campaign benchmarks on key measures. Of those surveyed who recalled seeing campaign activity, 71% have taken action as a result of having seen our advert, and the campaign\u2019s website is now averaging 51,000 visitors a month following a four-fold increase in 2015 compared to 2014. The Go Ultra Low campaign is an important part of the UK\u2019s programme to support the uptake of ultra low emission vehicles, leading to market growth of 94% in 2015.<\/p>
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The Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) system for cars is based on carbon dioxide (CO2<\/sub>) emissions of the vehicle but CO2<\/sub> emissions data has only been mandatory for motorcycles since 1 January 2016.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/445182/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The figures below show how many vehicles and models the VCA has tested for in-service emissions and those that failed those in-service emissions tests.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> (a) Number of vehicles tested (figures in brackets are the number of models tested)<\/p><\/td> (b) Number of vehicles failed-in service emissions (figures in brackets are the number of model failures)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2005 / 2006<\/p><\/td> 38 (13)<\/p><\/td> 18 (1)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006 / 2007<\/p><\/td> 35 (8)<\/p><\/td> 17 (0)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007 / 2008<\/p><\/td> 35 (10)<\/p><\/td> 7 (0)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008 / 2009<\/p><\/td> 45 (10)<\/p><\/td> 21 (1)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009 / 2010<\/p><\/td> 44 (10)<\/p><\/td> 17 (0)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010 / 2011<\/p><\/td> 30 (10)<\/p><\/td> 7 (0)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Overall from 2005/06 to 2010/11, 227 individual tests were completed (76 Petrol, 151 Diesel) and 87 vehicles failed to achieve a pass for all pollutants (14 Petrol, 73 Diesel).However, it should be noted that the pass / fail criteria involved a statistical process looking at the average of the vehicle tests carried out. This generally involved a minimum of 3 tests, but any individual failures resulted in more vehicles being tested. Using this process, there were 2 Model Failures (1 Petrol and 1 Diesel).<\/p> Following the work in 2010-2011, the focus of the VCA\u2019s emissions testing changed to consider aftermarket alteration of vehicles, both light and heavy duty.<\/p> The figures below show how many vehicles the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has tested and those that failed in-service emissions tests. In-service emissions testing is interpreted to refer to emissions testing through the MOT service. DVSA does not hold figures for 2005/06.<\/p> Car and light Goods vehicles up to 3000k<\/strong>g - DVSA<\/strong><\/p> Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Tests <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Emission Failures <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006/07<\/p><\/td> 26,299,000<\/p><\/td> 771,696<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007/08<\/p><\/td> 24,912,548<\/p><\/td> 809,498<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008/09<\/p><\/td> 25,537,682<\/p><\/td> 791,818<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009/10<\/p><\/td> 26,047,520<\/p><\/td> 766,371<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/11<\/p><\/td> 26,637,490<\/p><\/td> 734,246<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/12<\/p><\/td> 26,827,367<\/p><\/td> 710,877<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> 26,872,425<\/p><\/td> 656,279<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> 27,481,013<\/p><\/td> 641,477<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> 27,669,148<\/p><\/td> 607,400<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> Light goods vehicles between 3000 up to 3500kg - DVSA<\/strong><\/p> Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Tests <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Emission Failures <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006/07<\/p><\/td> 522,875<\/p><\/td> 11,902<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007/08<\/p><\/td> 520,682<\/p><\/td> 11,329<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008/09<\/p><\/td> 541,307<\/p><\/td> 10,415<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009/10<\/p><\/td> 563,829<\/p><\/td> 9,424<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/11<\/p><\/td> 602,080<\/p><\/td> 8,702<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/12<\/p><\/td> 608,144<\/p><\/td> 8,965<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> 587,779<\/p><\/td> 7,731<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> 601,942<\/p><\/td> 8,004<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> 616,126<\/p><\/td> 8,308<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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