NEWS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR 'Mindboggling' red tape threatens classic car industry, owners warn Classic car sector fears it will be legislated off the roads, putting up to 113,000 jobs in jeopardy By Alan Tovey, INDUSTRY EDITOR 25 May 2021 • 6:00am Despite their old technology, classic cars are less polluting because they are driven less CREDIT: Paul Grover A village fete is rarely complete without an array of vintage cars parked on the grass for motoring fans to admire. But now historic car owners are warning the switch to electrification and the red tape resulting from Brexit threaten the survival of businesses that keep these classic vehicles on the road. The vintage car sector has formed a new group, the Historic and Classic Vehicles Alliance (HCVA), to protect an industry it says has an annual turnover of £18.3bn and either employs or supports some 113,000 jobs, including engineers, restorers, craftsmen and parts suppliers. HCVA estimates there is a fleet of some 1.54m historic vehicles, defined as those over 30 years old, on UK roads. There are a further 1.47m classic cars, which are aged 15 to 30 years old, bringing the total value of these vehicles to £12.6bn. Despite their old-fashioned technology, these cars are less polluting than expected as they are driven so rarely, covering an average 1,200 miles a year over the average of 16 times they are driven, a fraction of the 7,000 miles most cars cover. Aston Martin's DB5 is an iconic classic car CREDIT: Andrew Crowley According to HCVA, a classic car generates 563kg of C02 a year, which equates to 20pc of the emissions from powering a computer for a year. Bureaucracy resulting from Brexit is also putting the brakes on the sector, as vehicles are often sent from Europe to the UK for specialist work not available elsewhere, and parts are also sourced from the EU. Henry Pearman, a director of HCVA and boss of specialist E- Type Jaguar restoration business Eagle, said: “There is no specific legislation yet, but the great fear is that internal combustion engine vehicles will be taxed or legislated off the roads because of the push towards electrification . A classic Jaguar E Type CREDIT: David Rose “Brexit has also meant that the red tape around the industry is becoming mind-bogglingly difficult, as bonds are having to be put up for cars coming into the UK, and the paperwork around exporting parts is so complicated that it is getting so expensive that people are not not bothering.” Legendary Formula 1 designer Gordon Murray backed the calls to protect the sector. “The restoration and preservation of classic cars keeps our rich history in the automotive sector alive for future generations," he said. 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NEWS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
'Mindboggling' red tape threatens classic carindustry, owners warn
Classic car sector fears it will be legislated off the roads, putting up to 113,000jobs in jeopardy
By Alan Tovey, INDUSTRY EDITOR
25 May 2021 • 6:00am
Despite their old technology, classic cars are less polluting because they are driven less CREDIT: Paul Grover
A village fete is rarely complete without an array of vintage
cars parked on the grass for motoring fans to admire. But now
historic car owners are warning the switch to electrification
and the red tape resulting from Brexit threaten the survival of
businesses that keep these classic vehicles on the road.
The vintage car sector has formed a new group, the Historic
and Classic Vehicles Alliance (HCVA), to protect an industry it
says has an annual turnover of £18.3bn and either employs or
supports some 113,000 jobs, including engineers, restorers,
craftsmen and parts suppliers.
HCVA estimates there is a fleet of some 1.54m historic
vehicles, defined as those over 30 years old, on UK roads.
There are a further 1.47m classic cars, which are aged 15 to 30
years old, bringing the total value of these vehicles to £12.6bn.
Despite their old-fashioned technology, these cars are less
polluting than expected as they are driven so rarely, covering
an average 1,200 miles a year over the average of 16 times they
are driven, a fraction of the 7,000 miles most cars cover.
Aston Martin's DB5 is an iconic classic car CREDIT: Andrew Crowley
According to HCVA, a classic car generates 563kg of C02 a
year, which equates to 20pc of the emissions from powering a
computer for a year.
Bureaucracy resulting from Brexit is also putting the brakes
on the sector, as vehicles are often sent from Europe to the UK
for specialist work not available elsewhere, and parts are also
sourced from the EU.
Henry Pearman, a director of HCVA and boss of specialist E-
Type Jaguar restoration business Eagle, said: “There is no
specific legislation yet, but the great fear is that internal
combustion engine vehicles will be taxed or legislated off the
roads because of the push towards electrification.
A classic Jaguar E Type CREDIT: David Rose
“Brexit has also meant that the red tape around the industry is
becoming mind-bogglingly difficult, as bonds are having to be
put up for cars coming into the UK, and the paperwork
around exporting parts is so complicated that it is getting so
expensive that people are not not bothering.”
Legendary Formula 1 designer Gordon Murray backed the
calls to protect the sector. “The restoration and preservation
of classic cars keeps our rich history in the automotive sector
alive for future generations," he said.
"As we move towards electrification and ever more stringent
regulations, it will become even more important to support
and protect our classic automotive heritage.”
The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on
topic, constructive and respectful. Please review our commenting policy.
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