German car maker VW blasted for failing to compensate Brit drivers over emissions scandal
VW’s decision to reimburse US customers — but not UK drivers — with an £11billion deal labelled 'deeply unfair'
VOLKSWAGEN has been “deeply unfair” in failing to compensate British customers over its emissions scandal, a damning report out today finds.
There is also a danger the German car maker “will be able to get away” with the “cynical” behaviour involved in its global fraud.
VW is blasted by the Transport Select Committee, which calls for the Government to take robust action — including prosecution.
If it fails to do so, the committee warned a similar scandal could happen again.
VW bosses gave evidence to MPs last October, a month after it admitted 11 million cars worldwide were fitted with software that could cheat emissions tests.
That figure included 1.2million cars in the UK.
The committee’s chairwoman, Labour MP Louise Ellman, says in a report that VW acted “cynically” to cheat the tests.
She adds: “Volkswagen’s evidence to us was just not credible but the Government has lacked the will to hold VW accountable for its actions.
“There is a real danger that VW will be able to get away with cheating emissions tests in Europe if regulators do not act.”
The report called VW’s decision to compensate US customers — but not UK drivers — with an £11billion deal “deeply unfair”.
Mrs Ellman said that Volkswagen had inflicted “a great deal of uncertainty” on customers.
The Department for Transport said it took VW’s “unacceptable ac- tions seriously” and had taken action to protect UK consumers.