petrol cars banned

No, petrol cars aren’t banned in Australia, so you can stop eyeing off the bus timetable.

Some jurisdictions are planning to phase out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the 2030s—most notably the ACT, which targets ending sales of new fossil-fuelled light vehicles by 2035—but owning and driving existing petrol cars will remain legal for years.

States are mostly nudging with incentives and fuel-efficiency standards rather than swinging a ban hammer, so servos aren’t vanishing overnight.

If you’re future-proofing, consider hybrids or EVs; if you just want a tidy petrol runabout, Tradingpost has plenty while the world turns.