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New green number plates may influence one in five to buy an electric car

Published 08 December 2020
By Kieran Ahuja
Those who buy electric cars from today (December 8) will be eligible for a green-accented number plate that affords the driver on-road benefits.
Green number plates for electric cars to be introduced in UK from this autumn

Green number plates for electric cars by autumn

Green number plates for electric cars will be introduced to the UK as early as this autumn, the government has announced.
Published 16 June 2020
Department for Transport green number plate electric cars concept Renault Zoe example

Green number plates 'could be a security risk'

A UK security watchdog has suggested plans to introduce green number plates for electric cars could make them more enticing to criminals.
Published 03 February 2020
Green number plates for electric cars are only a short term solution, says RAC

RAC 'not impressed' by green plates plan

According to an RAC spokesperson, authorities may have to pull the plug on green number plates "pretty much as soon as they bring them in".
Published 22 October 2019