Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 95689

Motor 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 assessment her Department has made of the contribution of illegally high vehicle emissions arising from the use of defeat devices to overall UK nitrogen oxide and greenhouse gas emissions levels.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Defeat devices are illegal, misleading for drivers and can have negative health impacts on the public. The Department for Transport has not conducted a specific assessment of the contribution of illegally high vehicle emissions arising from the use of def...

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