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Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

Commons · Question 77548 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 17 Oct 2025

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Asked by Ruth Cadbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the terms of reference are of her Department’s investigation into the possible use of defeat devices by automotive manufacturers; how many brands and models are in the scope of the investigation; when she

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 17 Oct 2025

The DVSA’s investigations are being conducted under their obligations as the delegated the market surveillance authority within Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council. There are currently 95 vehicle models from 28 brands un...