Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 94223

Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Helen Hayes

LabourDulwich and West Norwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to investigate the use of defeat devices in diesel vehicles.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) is investigating cases of possible non-compliant diesel emissions in cars and vans. The investigations aim to ensure any non-compliance found is fixed as soon as reasonably possible,...

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