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Afraid not. If we offer terms to get them here rather than the EU getting them, the EU will just tariff block their import. Just another reality cost of Brexit, the EU gaining the ability to discriminate against us. They can just selectively do it for Japanese cars coming in via us, calling...

I'm not so sure about that, I think the timing could well have been deliberate, sending a blunt message. .

Fully agreed. .

Agreed. Don't bank on it, I see the likes of Honda returning, but to the mainland EU. Three reasons: Once the market settles it will make sense to avoid the costs of shipping every car half way round the world. The EU is the world's largest single market for them. The EU will continue to...

That's been tried and failed though. Renault who are a market leader in e-cars, made the slot in cars for a scheme tried in Israel and Denmark. The US company BetterPlace that tried it filed for bankruptcy in 2013. That wasn't solely caused by technical difficulties, but there are many...

They did this once before a few years back. It seemed to be a device to get a market valuation, in consideration of possibly selling the company. .

Got it in one Zlatan, exactly right. One thing is certain, Honda's statement makes no sense. The main market is now overwhelmingly for petrol cars and Swindon only makes petrol cars. So market changes do not account for closing that plant. .

Wasn't what Honda originally said or what the BBC originally issued, which was that and also that Brexit was a factor. No doubt a chat with the Minister brought the tweak. And there's still the illogicallity of Honda volunteering to pay the costs of closure including the thousands of...

Yes, your clearly not suited for an e-car at present, in fact it always annoys me when I hear of those who've bought one and are complaining about lack of range or long charge times. To me if it doesn't suit, don't buy. Batteries are getting bigger, this July there's going to be an e-plus...

True, but Honda already make a hybrid thats been around as long as Toyota's Prius, plus a CRV hybrid crossover. There's far too much emphasis being placed on the switch to electric, both in this thread and the outside world. It really is peanuts at the moment and will take many years to get...

I don't agree, despite the Honda announcement. Firstly the tariffs are not ceasing now, they are going to be gradually phased down over time. So in effect it's being said that Honda are volunteering to pay tariffs for a while and also permanently bear the high cost of shipping from Japan for...

Tomlinson would say that, other's comments are that Brexit is a factor. And Honda do make hybrids and have been far less dependent on diesel sales than most of their competition, so those are not big factors. And of course Nissan have said that Brexit was a factor in cancelling the plans to...

It's actually 2021 according to the latest from the BBC Dave. This is only the first and it's as I forecast long ago. I believe PSA (Peugeot/Vauxhall), Toyota and Nissan will follow in due course. .

That seems to me to be entirely reasonable, simply facing the facts. The EU and N.I. being two separate markets will have to have a controlled border. Alternatively the RoI will have to be separated from the EU single market with the sea providing the boundary between the EU and Ireland. .

Yes that's understood Ted, my post was just to avoid there being any misunderstanding on the full position. .

Not quite correct Ted, see my post just above. .

There's a misunderstanding here, the insurance document is only needed by them for a vehicle that is already type approved. Pedelecs are not type approved since the type approval regulation 168/2013 exempts them from being motor vehicles. That is the first catch 22. The method of getting...

True, but if the Home Secretary doesn't allow her return, and he's said her return is by no means certain, she won't get to a court. .

It is the reactions, positive and negative. Tommies red quantity is probably as a result of his outspoken views in the Brexit thread and the opposing side's dissent. As for your abusive language one, it's probably an error. It's all too easy for someone to hover over and click something...

Irrelevent, there's a first for everything and she is clearly guilty of an offence under the terrrorism act on her own evidence. Regardless of the minutiae and the bleeding hearts on this subject, I believe we'd be idiots to accept her back and show still more weakness to these Islamic...