Traditional tumble dryers are to be banned and hard-pressed families forced to buy more expensive eco-friendly ones under new plans set out by Ed Miliband.
The Energy Secretary’s department slipped out plans to phase out the sale of gas-fired, air-vented and condenser dryers, to ‘ensure that only efficient heat pump household tumble dryers remain available for purchase’.
The move will bring the UK in line with the European Union, which introduced similar rules last year.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNEZ) says that the change will save families up to £900 over the lifetime of the appliance through lower running
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