Manufacturers that cheat emissions could face unlimited fines

The government has threatened that car manufacturers that fit emissions-cheating devices to their vehicles may face an 'unlimited fine'. The initiative is designed to give the government more powers in the event of a similar scandal to the Volkswagen 'Dieselgate' affair, though it is understood the proposal will have no retrospective bearing on this.

It's been led by Jesse Norman, Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for the Department for Transport. "We continue to take the unacceptable actions of Volkswagen extremely seriously, and we are framing new measures to crack down on emissions cheats in future," he said. "Those who cheat should be held to proper account in this country, legally and financially, for their actions."