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A Union Jack painted over a Volkswagen car in 2008 - one year before the UK's deadline to inform the European Commission of its penalties for emissions fraud (Photo: Les Chatfield)

Nine years late, UK mulls EU fines for 'defeat devices' in cars

The United Kingdom's department of transport announced on Friday (2 February) it wants to introduce strict penalties to deter car emissions cheating – something which it should have done almost a decade ago, according to EU legislation.

The UK ministry opened a consultation process asking citizens and organisations if the offence of emissions cheating should be civil or criminal, and...

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A Union Jack painted over a Volkswagen car in 2008 - one year before the UK's deadline to inform the European Commission of its penalties for emissions fraud (Photo: Les Chatfield)

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