Martin Lewis urges Nissan, Renault, and Vauxhall diesel owners to 'decide now'
ok.co.ukMartin Lewis, the founder of Moneysavingexpert.com, has issued an urgent warning to owners of Nissan, Renault or Vauxhall diesel cars.
He advises them to decide promptly whether to join lawsuits related to the diesel emissions saga, also known as "Dieselgate".
Several car manufacturers are facing group action lawsuits from hundreds of thousands of drivers.The claimants allege that these companies manipulated the results of diesel exhaust emissions tests.The "Dieselgate" saga first emerged in 2015 when Audi and Volkswagen (VW), both part of the VW Group, faced regulatory action over some of their diesel cars in the US.
Since then, other manufacturers have been implicated. Moneysavingexpert.com explains: "The group legal claims allege, broadly, that the carmakers used illegal 'defeat devices' in their diesel vehicles to cheat the tests done by regulators to check their emissions levels, before approving vehicles for sale." Law firms involved in the case argue that the affected cars and vans emit more harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution than advertised, suggesting that they were mis-sold to consumers.
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