AUTO NEWS: Tradespeople welcome delay in diesel van ban and apprentice joiner targets WorldSkills
Posted: Thursday, April 10th, 2025
Tradespeople have hailed the government’s U-turn on the planned ban on new petrol and diesel vans. Earlier this week Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer outlined changes to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEN) Mandate allowing diesel-powered vans to stay on sale until 2035. Tradespeople speaking with GB News expressed their relief about the delay. One tradie said it was a “big weight off our shoulders.” He added: “We’re happy that we can keep using the same van and focus on earning money.” While the sale of electric cars has taken off in recent years, lingering concerns over range and payload, downtime while charging and the lack of van-specific charging infrastructure has held back adoption of electric vans. --- An Edinburgh-based tradesman has been left devastated after his new van was stolen after just a few weeks. His Ford Tripper, plus all his tools and materials were nicked from the Broxburn area of the city. Speaking with Edinburgh Live the tradesman’s cousin said the impact of the theft was huge. --- A Bradford joinery apprentice is targeting the WorldSkills competition after his success at SkillsBuild 2024. Ahmed Shakir has now joined an intense 18-month training programme with the aim of qualifying for the global skills competition to be held in Shanghai in 2026. WorldSkils brings together 1,500 competitors from around 80 countries. --- To listen to the construction news please click below
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