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Don’t save dying diesels, Germany told

Don’t save dying diesels, Germany told

A row has broken out over proposed tax breaks for Germany’s carmakers before a “diesel summit” in Berlin.
Published 11 August 2017
What you need to know about government diesel scrappage and nitrogen dioxide reduction

Non-electric cars to be banned from 2040 (updated)

All cars sold in the UK from 2040 will be electrified, the government has announced, in a bid to remove conventiona diesel and petrol vehicles...
Published 27 July 2017
Government to announce diesel car scrappage scheme 'within days'

Government to announce diesel scrappage scheme

A diesel car scrappage scheme will be announced "within days", according to reports, as the government scrambles to reduce air pollution.
Published 25 July 2017
Mercedes recalls three million diesel cars made since 2011 over toxic emissions

Mercedes recalls 3m diesel cars

Just days after Mercedes-Benz boasted of record-breaking sales, its reputation has suffered a dent. The firm is recalling 3m diesel cars ...
Published 19 July 2017
London pay-per-mile road charging proposal

Drivers in London face first pay-per-mile charge

Drivers in London could face a pay-per-mile road charge, as proposals are considered to cut the level of harmful air pollution and congestion wit
Published 21 June 2017
Leaded petrol reduces intelligence decades later

Leaded petrol reduces intelligence decades later

People exposed to high levels of leaded petrol as children are still suffering from lower intelligence 30 years later...
Published 04 April 2017
France launches inquiry into Fiat over diesel emissions

France launches inquiry into Fiat over diesel

The diesel emissions scandal widened as French prosecutors announced the opening of a criminal inquiry into allegations that Fiat Chrysler...
Published 29 March 2017
Renault diesels ‘are worst polluters’ according to Which? tests

Renault diesels ‘are worst polluters’

Renault diesel cars emit the highest levels of toxic nitrogen oxides of all the big manufacturers and the French company’s recent models...
Published 29 March 2017
Gas-guzzling Germans miss air targets

Gas-guzzling Germans miss air targets

Germany’s love affair with fast cars and big engines has been blamed for an acceleration in greenhouse gas emissions despite the country’s...
Published 29 March 2017
Volkswagen emissions chief’s bid for bail fails

Volkswagen emissions chief loses bail hearing

A Volkswagen executive wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and handcuffs lost his attempt to win bail in a US court
Published 24 March 2017
Spring Budget 2017: what motorists need to know

Budget 2017: what motorists need to know

Chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond announced his 2017 budget this afternoon. As always, there are important consequences for drivers.
Published 08 March 2017
Plastic from car tyres pours into ocean

Plastic from car tyres pours into ocean

Clothes washing and driving are a much bigger problem in polluting the world’s oceans than the microbeads that the government plans to ban...
Published 01 March 2017