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U.K. Won’t Challenge VW in Court Over Diesel Scandal
The British government says it won’t take legal action against Volkswagen AG over the carmaker’s diesel emission cheating scandal.
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The British government says it won’t take legal action against Volkswagen AG over the carmaker’s diesel emission cheating scandal. Instead, it intends to monitor a German criminal investigation into the affair.
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority does suggest that VW should pay compensation to some 1.2 million affected owners of Audi, Porsche, SEAT, Skoda and VW brand vehicles in the U.K. But the agency says it won’t take action on behalf of owners to seek such restitution.
The government says it opted against legal action because the alleged wrongdoing took place in Germany, where investigations are already under way.
VW intends to repair 8.5 million diesels in Europe by the end of next year. But it has repeatedly refused to pay any form of compensation to owners as it agreed to do in the U.S. In June the company reached a $15.3 billion settlement there that includes a $10.6 billion program that will pay 475,000 owners at least $5,100 (€4,600) each and either fix or buy back their vehicle.
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