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Used car prices will also continue to remain “buoyant” over the next five years as existing petrol and diesel models still have a lot left in the tank. It is predicted that there will still
be vast interest in “prestige” petrol and diesel cars which will ensure second-hand markets will remain full even after the 2030 ban. Alex Buttle, Director at Motorway.co.uk has predicted
that used car pieces are likely to fall in the run-up to the ban before demand increases ahead of the restrictions. Speaking to Express.co.uk, he said: “While diesel and petrol prices will
start to drop year on year, they will take a while to fall significantly as there’s still ten years to go before the ban. “Used prices will drop more sharply closer to the date, but values
should remain quite buoyant over the next one to five years as most vehicles on the market still have plenty of miles to run. “We also expect buyers to remain keen at the prestige end,
especially for brands like Land Rover, Audi and Jaguar. “We saw interest in Land Rover rise by ten percent last month despite the rumours about the government moving the ban from 2035 to
2030.” READ MORE: PETROL AND DIESEL CAR SALES BANNED BY 2030 “If consumer demand is still there, those on the lookout for them will pick up some great models, for really great prices. “While
the move to electric is a step in the right direction for climate change, we can’t forget about the millions of fossil fuel cars that are already on the UK roads - and the large number of
consumers that will continue to turn to the used car market to buy them.” The new petrol and diesel ban is just one of ten measures set to be introduced as part of a new “green industrial
revolution”. The ban was initially set to come into effect in 2040 but this has been brought forward after concerns that a full transition would not have happened ahead of the 2050
zero-carbon target. Speaking to Express.co.uk, he said: “In the short term once you can't buy a petrol or diesel engine car off the forecourt brand new I think it will support the
classic market. “People aren't going to be willing to not have the option and that's where I think the problem comes. “While you're saying it's better to go electric,
people are ok with that, they have a choice. “As soon as you take the choice away, many people are going to be hanging by their fingernails onto their internal combustion engine. “I
don't think they are going to disappear, a long time down the line if we are not going to get any new cars in then the old ones will have to fade away, but I think we are looking a long
way down the line. “Whether it's going to support the prices in classics? I don't think it's going to do them any harm.”