The UK has recently passed a law outlawing the sale of new...

The UK has recently passed a law outlawing the sale of new ICEs
post 2030:


And guess what: Our ADRs are mostly a cut/paste of EU regs anglicised by the Poms
including ANCAP (UK : NCAP)

In the 1920 the horse/buggy owners were saying the same thing about motor cars !