Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 95690

Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Helen Hayes

LabourDulwich and West Norwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of non-compliant diesel vehicles on the UK’s ability to meet its legally binding carbon budgets and net-zero targets.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Emissions projections for diesel vehicles used in carbon budgets modelling account for the difference between reported vehicle CO2 emissions, tested currently using the World Light Duty Test Procedure, and emissions from vehicles operating in ‘real-world’...

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