However the HP is more about upgrading heating and reducing CO2. Complex changeable tariff structures for electricity make the long term financials difficult to predict. I do expect a saving compared to gas, but payback will be long (but of course gas boiler would have to be replaced eventually) 2/2

Hi David, this is a good question, but there are so many variables. I have a heat pump installation booked in for the New Year after investing in a solar battery system 12 months ago. In my situation the solar decision was based partly on economics, payback is around 7 years. 1/2

Sorry maybe I misunderstood the intent of your original post. From my research it is likely to give cost parity with gas at current prices and also give a significant reduction in our household CO2 emissions. £5k to do that is affordable for me. £12.5k less so. All the best.

Exactly right, we have got our heat loss down to a little over 7kw, with a SCOP of 4 expect at least cost parity with gas, and a warmer home. Biggest single change we can make to our CO2 emissions

Thanks for explaining that to me in one glib ill-informed sentence. Much more useful than my eng degree and hours of research as well as spending the last five years improving the insulation. Perhaps you should study the physics and economics rather than reading the oil&gas industry backed tabloids

Not true in my case, on well below median salary, trying really hard to save money to reduce our carbon footprint and do the right thing. Have saved up £5k needed for install in my Victorian Terrace, now may not happen.

West Yorkshire, UK

Would like to know if anyone on the committee who made this decision has been 'influenced' in any way by Tufton Street based fossil fuel lobbyists.

Should pollsters have to take responsibility for publishing polls which are designed to create division and as a consequence are likely to put vulnerable people at risk? 90% of rational people don't like the use of ridiculous polls to increase clicks without regard for the damage to society.

Won't do any good but made me feel better

Rather than through the private sector, why not let people take out an interest free loan from the state, paid back via their tax code? Would also work for insulation, solar panels and other home improvements. Concern is that availability of loans may push up prices (a bit like help to buy).

Sadly, living in the UK I can confirm that these new guidelines have made no difference at all. Many motorists still treat cyclists and pedestrians with contempt. Most of our roads are designed to prioritise cars, this needs to change before behaviour will improve.

Did you watch the clip? She literally said it, tax the acquisitve super rich. Increasing isolation and militarism whilst the billionairies hoover up all the wealth will take us down a very dark path.

Gary Stephenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social might be good to engage with on this.

Barry, please explain. Looks like Labour leadership are abandoning the planet and all of our futures to satisfy their rich mates. Filibustering and blindly following the whips over such an important issue is shameful.

Hi Robert, agree things are moving in the right direction, MG5 was the most likely option when I was looking last year (kids at university, elderly relatives some distance away), how are you finding it?

Small town in West Yorkshire, I appreciate every use case is different, but sadly we just couldn't make it work within our budget. Purchase cost higher, greater depreciation, insurance etc. Aware used EVs getting cheaper and am hoping public off peak charging will get closer to domestic soon.

With no driveway and on an average income, the lowest price even for slow public charging near me is around £0.70, about £0.20 per mile, compared to £0.12 per mile for a small petrol car. I really wanted an EV when I changed my car last year, but sadly couldn't make the economics work.

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