Volkswagen has agreed to pay £193m to settle 91,000 legal claims in England and Wales linked to the “dieselgate” emissions scandal that rocked the German carmaker.
The claimants will receive average payments of more than £2,100 each after joining the action that alleged cars made by Volkswagen group, including its Audi, Seat and Skoda brands, emitted more nitrogen dioxide than the company claimed. The high court in London dismissed the proceedings on Wednesday after the settlement.
The carmaker will also pay out an amount thought to be in the tens of millions of pounds to cover the claimants’ legal costs, as well as other fees thought to include the costs levied by investors who backed the legal actions….. Full article here
25th May 2022