Petrol and diesel drivers could risk fines for breaking a new “banned from entering” rule in England. Motorists are being told the government could be forced to introduce “dedicate” parking spaces for EVs.

The Public Affairs Committee has called on the Labour Party to explain “how it is developing its vision for a well–functioning public charging network, and the steps it will need to take next to ensure the network develops in the way intended.”

It added: “This should include how traffic regulation orders about dedicated parking bays for electric vehicles could be simplified.” It also wants Labour to show “how it will improve coordination with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to ensure all major road schemes deliver more charging points.”

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The Committee added: “There remain bottlenecks; for example, dedicating parking bays for electric vehicles requires a Traffic Regulation Order which can take a number of weeks to carry out.

“The Department replied that it is currently testing a digital system to speed up the application time to a couple weeks.

“When challenged on why it could take until 2026 to implement changes from a review to assess whether Traffic Regulation Orders were needed at all, the Department stated that removing these orders might take choices away from local authorities to decide on the mix of parking they need.”

It comes as electric car sales are on track to exceed 20 million globally in 2025, accounting for more than a quarter of all cars sold worldwide, according to new data.

The push for more electric vehicles comes at a crucial time for the UK, which is currently required to have at least 28 per cent of all new car sales electric by this year.

The Government published its response to the consultation on phasing out sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 back in April.