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Introduction of green number plates for ultra low emission vehicles: consultation

"Consultation setting outinitial views and inviting comments on a range of aspects regarding the introduction of green number plates, including:

eligibility
design
rollout
enforcement

The purpose of introducing green number plate is to:

provide a UK-wide mechanism enabling people to spot and differentiate vehicles based on their environmental impact
help inform road-users and normalise the idea of clean vehicles on our roads, encouraging a shift to cleaner vehicles
help local authorities to identify ULEVs and bring in local incentives for electric vehicles"

22 October 2019 - Consultation opened

14 January 2020 - Consultation closes

16 June 2020 - outcome published

The green number plates will consist of a green flash on the left hand side of the number plate - available to new and exisiting vehicles, but will not be mandatory, and can be opted out of.

Policy milestone details

Start date: 2019-10-22

Milestone source: Link to OLEV website

Milestone type: Consultation/call for evidence

Sector: Environment -

Organisation: Office for Low Emission Vehicles

Subjects: Energy policy, Ultra Low Emission Vehicles