VW Scandal: 1.189m Vehicles In UK Affected
Customers will be told how to get their vehicles fixed "in the near future", as Volkswagen releases details of the affected cars.
Wednesday 30 September 2015 11:12, UK
Volkswagen has announced 1,189,906 of its vehicles in the UK are affected by the diesel emissions scandal.
The German car-maker said it would inform customers how to get their vehicles "corrected in the near future".
Per brand the number breaks down as:
:: Volkswagen Passenger Cars - 508,276
:: Audi - 393,450
:: SEAT - 76,773
:: Skoda - 131,569
:: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - 79,838
Volkswagen Group UK also revealed how it plans to modify diesel vehicles with EA 189 engines.
It said that the details of affected cars would be sent to retailers "in the coming days".
On top of this a "self-serve process" will be set up for customers to check if their vehicle needs a refit.
A VW statement read: "Step by step, affected customers will be contacted, with details of a process to get their vehicles corrected in the near future.
"In the meantime, all vehicles are technically safe and road worthy."
VW has admitted that were fitted with defeat device software to con testers into believing their vehicles met environmental standards.
The Environmental Protection Agency said 482,000 of VW's 2009-15 models in the US were fitted with the sophisticated software, which switches engines to a cleaner mode when they are being tested.
Once on the road the cars produced nitrogen oxide pollutants at up to 40 times the legal standard.
In the UK the Department for Transport has launched an investigation which will include retesting to compare laboratory results with actual driving emissions.
According to Sky News analysis, VW diesel cars in the UK may have been emitting 22,860 tonnes of nitrogen oxide per year more than regulations permit.
VW said it would present its technical solutions and measures to the relevant authorities in October.
It added that it was "committed to supporting its customers and its retailers through the coming weeks".
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin commented: "I understand VW are contacting all UK customers affected. I have made clear to the managing director this needs to happen as soon as possible.
"The Government expects VW to set out quickly the next steps it will take to correct the problem and support owners of these vehicles already purchased in the UK."