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We’ve been picking up some environmental rumblings that the government isn’t supporting the green credentials of the retreading tyre industry, which produces around one million truck retreads every year, and saves an estimated 15 million gallons of oil and 44,000 tonnes of rubber.
Part of the ongoing debate relates to the Climate Change Levy (CCL). Apparently, the retreading tyre industry pays 100 per cent of the levy, whereas new tyre manufacturers pay 20 per cent.
“The CCL rewards high energy users but penalises the relatively low energy users,” says Richard O’ Connell, director of Bandvulc Tyres, of Ivybridge. “It effectively says that if you drive a large 4 x 4 car that consumes a lot of fuel you will be subsidised because it’s expensive to run. However, if you drive a small economy car that is efficient you’ll be penalised because you can afford to spend the money that you’ve saved on fuel.”
The UK truck retreading industry produces around one million truck retreads every year, saving an estimated 15 million gallons of oil and 44,000 tonnes of rubber.
Posted by Cptn
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