Car billboards face carbon clampdown

James S Murray
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Under threat of legal action, government revises guidelines to ensure all car ads, including billboards, include prominent emissions data

Car adverts on billboards will have to be changed from the end of this week to include clear information on the vehicle's fuel economy and carbon emissions, after the Department for Transport (DfT) yesterday...

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