Car companies chose to cheat' rather than follow law' over emissions, court told

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"Your support makes all the difference. Car manufacturers made a choice that they would rather cheat than comply with the law over vehicle emissions, the High Court has heard. It comes as around 1.6 million motorists are taking legal action against more than a dozen manufacturers over claims that several diesel vehicles made from 2009 onwards contained prohibited defeat devices (PDDs)."

"Barristers for the motorists claim that the devices installed in the cars allowed the vehicles to detect when they were being tested and alter the amount of harmful emissions produced so that they fell within emissions regulations. This allowed the vehicles to pass emissions tests when actual outputs were much higher, which a trial in London has been told meant the cars breached regulations, and therefore meant there was a breach of contract."

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