Owners of nearly 1.2 million cars in the UK have been told their diesel vehicles will be modified because they contain software German car-maker Volkswagen (VW) used to cheat emissions tests.
Nearly 1.2 million UK motorists will be told to have their vehicles "corrected" because they are fitted with the software behind the Volkswagen (VW) diesel emissions scandal, the company has today said.
'Road tax' rates are to be shaken up for new cars from 2017, while a new 'Roads Fund' is to be established so money raised in England will be spent on maintaining and upgrading roads in the country.
The Government has made an estimated £38m from the 'double taxing' of cars following its radical move last year to scrap the paper tax disc, according to the AA.
Car insurance costs fell in the first three months of the year, according to the AA, but it warns premiums could 'spiral' unless there is a crackdown on fraudulent claims.
Almost 50,000 drivers made claims against councils across Britain for damage caused to their vehicles by potholes in the last financial year, new figures shows. But only 23% of claims were successful.
26 January 2015
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