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Written question asked by Richard Burden (Labour) on Thursday, 28 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 May 2016. It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 May 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Volkswagen

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help provide (a) compensation from VW Group for drivers and (b) partial or full reimbursement for retesting cars under the Vehicle Emissions Testing Programme.

Answer

We continue to press Volkswagen on the issue of compensation for UK consumers. The Secretary of State summoned the Managing Director of VW UK to a further meeting this week to discuss the issue.

We undertook the Vehicle Emissions Testing Programme to check for further test cycle manipulation strategies as used by the Volkswagen Group. To ensure the independence of this important programme neither the vehicles nor the testing facilities were provided by the vehicle industry, and the department funded the testing.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
36047
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Exhaust emissions Motor vehicles Testing Volkswagen
Link
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