400,000 VW Cars Recalled In UK

About 400,000 Volkswagen cars in the UK require engine modification.

17:27 14 October 2015

Paul Willis, Volkswagen managing director in the UK, has confirmed that 400,000 VW cars in the country will be recalled. Speaking to the Commons Transport select committee, he said that cars fitted with the 1.6L diesel engine would need fuel injectors while larger 2L engines would only require a software fix. 

 

He also apologised for letting down customers. "Volkswagen has significantly let down its customers and the wider public... we recognise we've fallen short of the standards expected and we will take all the necessary steps to regain trust."

 

He confirmed that it was in 2008 that VW first sold cars in the UK with engines that could cheat emissions testing. A total of 1.2million UK vehicles had been affected including 583,000 Volkswagen, 393,000 Audis, 132,000 Skodas, and 77,000 Seats. The recalls of UK vehicles would start in the first quarter of 2016.

 

The VW boss added that owners who may be inconvenienced by not having a vehicle during the recall process would be given a loan car.

 

Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin told the MPs on the committee that the scandal would cause VW "very substantial damage.”

 

"We have been right to press for real-world testing ... and we will see changes across Europe on that front."