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[Entwood]

Peugeot Citroen now under investigation over diseasel emissions ....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39699294

[BazaJT]

I think it stood to reason that VW weren't going to be the only ones and I believe Renault admitted the same not too long ago.

[citroenguy]

Soon all manufacturers who've sold diesesals in Europe have been accused.
On the top of my head the list so far is:
VAG
Opel/Vauxhall
Renault
Fiat
Volvo
Mitsubishi
And now PSA...

[tunnie]

Bet you a fiver in 10 years, same thing will happen for petrol's - As they ever tighten the rules, companies find a way to stretch the rules.

[Varche]

I still think owners of diesels will be punished. Subtly with increased taxation, fuel price., banned from towns as well as cities, only able to use them at off peak hours etc. Then the vehicles will become worthless. Poor folk will be stuck with them. Those more well off will be able to take advantage of government supported green scrappage schemes and get a grant towards an electric car.

In thirty years time no doubt the scandal will be leaking spent batteries causing cancer or four thumbs . There will be something new to demonise.

Not helping me in my quest for a secondvehicle as about Nine in ten seem to be diesels.

[Kevin Wood]

Sadly, this is what happens when we rely on an industry to be judge and jury.

There was a time when the government would have funded their own independent expertise, and would have picked up this sort of nonsense straight away but the bulb didn't light up until, with all these super clean modern diseasels on the road, emissions in cities weren't dropping as expected.

Where cities have binding emissions targets to meet, they will have to resort to ever more draconian measures such as limiting the use of diesel vehicles, as regulators didn't have the teeth to properly control the emissions in the first place.

Should be some bargains coming up for rural users, if they don't mind a car sounding like a skeleton pleasuring himself inside a biscuit tin.

[ronnyd]

Will we have to go back to petrol buses and lorries as well?

[STEMO]

The wife's captur is not only diesel but zero tax too. She gets circa 50mpg on a town run and it's cheap to insure. It's only 16 months old so we'll be keeping it for a while. Cheap motoring.

[tunnie]

The wife's captur is not only diesel but zero tax too. She gets circa 50mpg on a town run and it's cheap to insure. It's only 16 months old so we'll be keeping it for a while. Cheap motoring.

£30 a year here and 60mpg+ on a run, you notice the diesel haters still snookered with replacement options.

Considering most vans are diesel, goods trucks and huge population of the cars. Sod all in reality will happen to diesel drivers.

[flyer 0712]

Does this diesel lark apply to all diesel engines including brand new vehicles ?

[Webby the Bear]

Sadly, this is what happens when we rely on an industry to be judge and jury.

There was a time when the government would have funded their own independent expertise, and would have picked up this sort of nonsense straight away but the bulb didn't light up until, with all these super clean modern diseasels on the road, emissions in cities weren't dropping as expected.

Where cities have binding emissions targets to meet, they will have to resort to ever more draconian measures such as limiting the use of diesel vehicles, as regulators didn't have the teeth to properly control the emissions in the first place.

Should be some bargains coming up for rural users, if they don't mind a car sounding like a skeleton pleasuring himself inside a biscuit tin.

One just spat ones mouthful of beer out at that