Good intentions hit car industry

The motor industry has been thrown into chaos by the stupid governments of this world.

Jobs in vehicle production and small industries have been put into jeopardy because of decisions made in haste by governments keen on getting on the green bandwagon.

The decision to reduce the amount of emissions from vehicles is commendable, but it should be noted that when motor vehicle producers tooled up for production 10 years ago or more, the criteria were much different.

Seemingly overnight the large vehicles have been outlawed with the introduction of higher taxes and the stigma of the gas-guzzling eco-unfriendly motorist, although a lot of the large vehicles are very fuel efficient.

Surely it would have been better to tell the motoring manufacturers that in 10 years a new standard of vehicle size and emission would be introduced worldwide.

This would have allowed the stocks of vehicles that have already used power and materials in their production to be used instead of sitting and rotting on acres of land. Isn't it more eco-friendly to use what you already have?

Give fair and clear notification to manufacturers to design new, more energy-efficient vehicles, running on alternative fuels, but give them time to re-tool their factories.

Ten years in the earth's evolution isn't even a blink of an eye.

If this ill thought-out rush by governments into green issues is allowed to continue, the future problems for the economy and employment will be catastrophic, and only prolong the crisis in which we find ourselves.

D G Lavill, School Lane, Bushbury.