More than a million Vauxhall drivers in the UK could be due compensation according to a new legal action launched by Milberg London LLP which claims the car company installed software (or a ‘defeat device’) on 600,000 vehicles to cheat emissions tests. Vauxhall drivers who purchased or leased their cars between 2009 and 2019 could be due thousands of pounds each in compensation if they join the group claim and it is successful.
The Vauxhall Pay Up campaign says Vauxhall drivers were mis-sold cars that cheated regulatory emissions tests, were more polluting than promised, and were worth less than the purchase price. Defeat devices are banned under UK and EU law. We believe Vauxhall knew the only way they could get their cars on the road was by rigging the tests.