Factors including London’s clean air charge on most diesel vehicles are thought to have dented mileage GARETH FULLER/PAThe amount of diesel consumed by road vehicles in the UK has fallen for the first time in a decade after concerns over air quality. Cars, vans and lorries used 27.4 billion litres of the fuel in the 11 months to the end of November — down by almost 2 per cent from a year earlier. The drop coincides with a fall in the number of vans and HGVs – which are almost completely dependent on diesel – being driven on Britain’s roads over the past 12 months. Difficult pre-Brexit trading conditions have been blamed, with van mileage down by 1.4 per cent. It is believed that concerns over air pollution and a backlash against diesel after the Volkswagen emissions scandal four years ago may…

Source: The Times January 09, 2020 00:45 UTC