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Re: VW accused of 'rigging' emissions tests
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Ministers are drafting tough new rules to slap unlimited fines on car giants who cheat diesel emission rules in the wake of the VW scandal.
The new legislation will make it a criminal offence to fix lab tests - and will go “above and beyond” current EU rules.
The move comes just days after claims VW tested toxic fumes on live monkeys before admitting to faking NOx levels on millions of diesel cars worldwide three years ago.
VW was hit with a £15 billion-worth of fines after ‘Dieselgate’ but the UK only asked the German carmaker to contribute £1 million towards a series of tests.
Government sources yesterday said the new rules would plug a huge hole in the current law which restricts the action the UK can take on imported products.
Transport Minister Jesse Norman said: “We continue to take the unacceptable actions of Volkswagen extremely seriously, and we are framing new measures to crack down on emissions in the future.
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Good to see some real action at last.
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