Government must get tough on diesel fumes

Toyota is lobbying for a new taxation system as research highlights the harmfulness of nitrous oxide emissions

Mercedes-Benz GLE

We are set for some big changes in motoring in this autumn’s budget – if the government can divert its attention from Brexit long enough to make the necessary decisions. In an ideal world, as I’ve said in this column many times, the Irish government would give us plenty of notice of such changes and even map out what’s going to happen for the next few years.

That would help the motor distributors ...