Petrol and Diesel Phase Out in Jersey – Meeting Update

The Club has been doing everything it can to support members and the broader classic car owning community in the Channel Islands, and can now provide an update on recent activity in this matter including the letter issued to the Jersey Government and the meeting that member Caroline Parry attended on behalf of the club.

We would like to start by thanking our Channel Islands Chapter Coordinators, Brian and Judi, for bringing this matter to our attention, and also Edward Pipon who has been working closely with car clubs affected by these plans in Jersey which are to phase out any Petrol or Diesel cars being brought onto the island from 2030.

Since our last update to members just before Christmas, the Club has submitted a letter raising our concerns to the Jersey Government, and we are also very grateful to club member Caroline Parry who kindly represented Figaro Owners Club at a meeting in early January and has provided the following report.

It was a quiet Monday evening in Jersey, but as the car park filled with an array of cars, I took my Figaro, Lana, along to the Great Hall at Highlands Hall College. Car emissions is an emotive subject for classic car owners, and this evening was no exception, as Jersey Government hosted the 2030 Petrol and Vehicle Phase-Out Consultation presentation and workshop for motor sport organisations and car clubs in Jersey, supporting their Carbon Neutral 2030 initiative.

There was a wide mix of clubs represented, from Aston Martin to Mini, those representing the rally cars and even someone representing those affluent islanders with Lamborghini and Ferrari collections hidden away in their barns.

Jersey are proposing to phase out the import of new and used petrol and diesel cars from 2030, with hybrids and vans following in 2035. The presentation was clear that there were no current plans to phase out the fuel itself, although cautious as we are, we know this will follow eventually. The presentation was thorough, and gave a reasoned argument – one that we all in principle support, reducing emissions for our and our children’s futures are important – but we were all keen to get on to the workshop part of the evening, where we were split into groups and encouraged to air our views on various elements of the plan.

The main discussion was the inclusion of used cars in the plan, as this doesn’t align with that of the UK and is where we see this being more of a challenge locally – even though with the reducing Figgy population it is unlikely many Figgys would now be imported into Jersey, on a wider scale this will push up the value of existing used cars – great for sellers, but not so for buyers. On an island with an aging population and less youngsters remaining because of the high cost of living, this is yet another way their purses would be squeezed. But back to Figgys, how would this truly impact us? Mainly, the decline of the presence of the cars on the island. I have had Lana since 2005 and took her to Jersey when moving to the island in 2013.

Looking after an aging car on a small island has been costly, Lana was shipped back to the UK for body work repairs and it has become harder to find garages with mechanics old enough to know how a ‘real’ engine works, a fear echoed by many around our table for their own classic cars. The concern echoed by most of the classic car clubs is parts, if there is a decline in second hand vehicles coming into the island, and with our beloved Figs now aging, will we be able to get the parts we need to keep us going.

We aren’t sure of the future but it will be interesting to watch and as all good Fig owners know, we will hang on until the bitter end.

Caroline, thanks so much for your report.

As a club, we completely appreciate what a worry this must be and hope that the Jersey Government at least agrees to some compromise to their very hardline position.

We will look to update members as soon as we hear more news

Published on 13th February 2026

Petrol and Diesel Phase Out in Jersey – Meeting Update

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