Motorists favour no diesel zone near schools
A new opinion poll, commissioned by law firm Slater and Gordon, has revealed that 79 per cent of British motorists support the idea of a diesel vehicle exclusion zone near schools, with more than 60 per cent expressing concern about the air their children are breathing.
The law firm, which is representing 45,000 motorists in a group-action lawsuit against Volkswagen over the emissions scandal, carried out the survey to measure how motorists now see their vehicles following the 2015 ‘dieselgate’ scandal.
The poll of 2,000 drivers found that 29 per cent support the idea of barring the fuel type from all roads, while another 23 per cent were in support of restrictions within built-up areas and city centres.
Displaying dissatisfaction among the public in diesel, seven in 10 drivers said they believe diesel cars were ‘missold’ to the UK market as ‘clean’.
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