
Dieselgate – how to check if you can claim
Several carmakers are accused of using cheat devices. If you owned or leased a diesel vehicle made by one of the following manufacturers, you could have a diesel emissions claim with Keller Lenkner UK.
At Keller Postman UK, our expert lawyers keep you up to date and informed with the latest news on the emissions scandal.
Several carmakers are accused of using cheat devices. If you owned or leased a diesel vehicle made by one of the following manufacturers, you could have a diesel emissions claim with Keller Lenkner UK.
To progress your dieselgate emissions claim, we need you to provide us with evidence and information about your ownership of the vehicle.
The latest vehicles accused of being fitted with defeat devices are Mercedes model lines that use the OM642 engine with the Bluetec SCR system, for example, the E-Class, GLC, GL and G-Class.
The decarbonisation of transport, electric vehicles (EVs) and accelerated zero emissions commitments will be hot topics at COP26, which began in Glasgow last weekend.
As the Dieselgate scandal continues, car manufacturer Opel, which is known branded as Vauxhall in the UK, has been fined €64.8 million. The fine, imposed by the Frankfurt public prosecutor’s office, was for selling diesel cars with emissions higher than reported to German transport regulators.
While there are still some challenges to overcome before electric vehicles replace traditional cars on our roads, everything could be about to change. At Keller Lenkner UK, we would argue that holding manufacturers to account for their environmental failings has been crucial to this evolution.
Air pollution is a public health emergency on par with smoking and unhealthy eating, so say the World Health Organization (WHO).
In a win for consumer rights, the European Commission and the EU Consumer Protection Authority (CPC) have said that Volkswagen should compensate all purchasers of affected diesel vehicles across all EU member states. There are thought to be 8.5 million vehicles fitted with emission cheating devices across the bloc.
A recent opinion by an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) makes it increasingly likely that VW will lose its latest case over the use of emissions defeat devices. This case looked at the alleged abuse of ‘thermal windows’.
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