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High court rejects most of ‘dieselgate’ claims brought by 1.6m UK car owners

High court rejects most of ‘dieselgate’ claims brought by 1.6m UK car owners

Car manufacturers have welcomed a high court verdict that rejected most of the allegations in a “dieselgate” claim brought on behalf of 1.6 million UK owners of polluting cars.

In her judgment, Lady Justice Cockerill said that “in the majority of instances, the court found that the relevant strategy did not constitute a prohibited defeat device” – software that enables the engine to behave differently in tests.

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