The Petrol Retailers Association asked Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, to keep the 5ppl fuel duty cut introduced in March. Gordon Balmer, Executive Director of the PRA, said, “When every penny counts, it is crucial that the 5ppl fuel duty cut introduced in March of is maintained for families struggling with the cost-of-living-crisis that 5ppl will make a huge difference.” From 15 … [Read more...]
Newslines 24 July
Audi has launched a recall for up to 850,000 diesel cars to update vehicle software controlling emissions in a bid to avoid potential driving bans, reports Automotive News Europe. The service is also being offered to Porsche and Volkswagen brand cars using the same six- and eight-cylinder engines and follows a similar move last week by Mercedes-Benz for about 750,000 models. Drivers much … [Read more...]
As costs soar, Volkwagen faces still further widening of cheating probe
Volkswagen is investigating whether cars using early versions of its EA 288 diesel engine may have contained software that could manipulate emissions test data. Euro 5 engines of this series, which is different to the first affected model, could have had the software installed but it is not in the Euro 6 versions. It has established about a quarter of the 11 million global recalled vehicles … [Read more...]