Transport secretary calms fears that owners of cars caught cheating emissions tests might be forced to pay higher vehicle excise duty linked to pollutionVolkswagen drivers in Britain whose vehicle was fitted with a device to cheat emissions tests will not believe to pay higher taxes to reflect the extra pollution their car causes, the government has pledged.
VW has recalled almost 1.2m diesel cars in the UK and halted the sale of 4000 vehicles because they possess an illegal defeat device which lowers nitrogen oxide emissions in test conditions but allows tall emissions on the open road.
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Source: theguardian.com