Green numberplates will promote cleaner cars if EU symbol becomes superfluous – The Yorkshire Post says

As Grant Shapps, the relatively enlightened Transport Secretary, told a committee of MPs last week, the technology exists and the challenge now is convincing motorists and consumers about its economic and environmental merit.

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And while green number plates – or addition of a green dot or symbol to plates – might help to raise awareness, it needs to be part of a far wider package of measures if Britain is to have zero carbon emissions by 2050, the commitment made by Theresa May before she left office.

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This will only happen if the car no longer becomes the default mode of transport for the overwhelming majority of families. Yet can Mr Shapps achieve this at a time when only one in two trains here runs on time?