Up to one million Mercedes-Benz drivers in Britain could have been unknowingly releasing illegal levels of emissions into the air after the German carmaker allegedly installed devices in diesel vehicles that could cheat emissions tests, lawyers have claimed.
International law firm PGMBM has today filed a group action litigation claim against Mercedes parent company Daimler AG at Liverpool’s High Court that alleges the carmaker installed ‘defeat devices’ in hundreds of thousands of vehicles sold in the UK for more than a decade. PGMBM now alleges that Mercedes has manufactured cars and vans whose real-world diesel emissions are as much as 10 times higher than EU and UK limits. The case alleges that drivers were misled about the green credentials of their vehicles and may have had to shoulder higher fuel bills and maintenance costs than anticipated.
PGMBM now alleges that Mercedes has manufactured cars and vans whose real-world diesel emissions are as much as 10 times higher than EU and UK limits. The case alleges that drivers were misled about the green credentials of their vehicles and may have had to shoulder higher fuel bills and maintenance costs than anticipated. Nitrous oxide is a significant factor in air pollution and respiratory conditions, particularly in young and vulnerable people; the Royal College of Physicians estimates that illegal levels of air pollution results in over 40,000 early deaths per year.
Source: Business Green
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