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Written question asked by Jeff Smith (Labour) on Monday, 8 January 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 January 2018 (named day). It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 January 2018 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Volkswagen

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has made to Volkswagen on (a) compensation to UK vehicle owners affected by the Volkswagen emissions scandal and (b) the completion of the required emissions and technological repair work for those vehicles affected.

Answer

The Government continues to take the unacceptable actions of Volkswagen extremely seriously and is working hard on behalf of UK consumers. I most recently met with Volkswagen executives in December 2017 to press the company again to provide compensation and treat their UK consumers fairly.

There are approximately 1.2 million affected Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Seat vehicles in the UK. As of 16th December 2017, Volkswagen had applied its technical update to approximately 830,000 of these. Officials continue to engage regularly with Volkswagen to monitor progress and press them to respond to consumer concerns.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
121585
Session
2017-19
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Compensation Diesel vehicles Exhaust emissions Motor vehicles Repairs and maintenance Volkswagen
Link
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