I have not read into it in detail and I'm not suggesting the claim is likely to succeed here, but my guess is the impact on individuals is that as their cars emissions are greater than advertised, they could end up paying more taxes (VRT, BIK and motor tax will all be emissions linked in Ireland shortly) and this may impact the value of their car on top of these higher running costs - see the difference in value for pre and post 2008 cars for clear example of this.This seems to me, to be nonsense, the damage was caused to the car companies and the environment, not to the individual drivers or purchasers of the vehicles. Surely there needs to have been damage done to them?
Also the compensation already paid out "to drivers" - really? Perhaps I missed it, but I don't recall seeing any stories of compensation paid out to individual drivers.
A federal judge has approved Volkswagen's $14.7 billion settlement over the carmaker's vehicle emissions scandal. The process of compensating affected U.S. car owners is beginning now, with the first buybacks expected to happen within the next few weeks.
Under the terms of the deal, Volkswagen agrees to either buy back or repair vehicles involved in the scandal. That means paying as much as $10.033 billion to owners.
It's the largest civil settlement in automaker history, and the largest false advertising case the Federal Trade Commission has ever seen.
Judge Approves VW's $14.7 Billion Settlement Over Emissions Scandal
Volkswagen agreed this summer to pay up to $10 billion to U.S. car owners and nearly $5 billion in environmental reparations for selling cars that cheated on emissions tests. The deal is now approved.www.npr.org
owners who bought their cars after September 18, 2015, will get the full buyback value, plus $1,493.37, plus the value of the restitution payment (which will be no less than $2,550). https://www.greencarreports.com/new...do-i-get-if-i-bought-a-vw-diesel-after-sep-18
I have not read into it in detail and I'm not suggesting the claim is likely to succeed here, but my guess is the impact on individuals is that as their cars emissions are greater than advertised, they could end up paying more taxes (VRT, BIK and motor tax will all be emissions linked in Ireland shortly) and this may impact the value of their car on top of these higher running costs - see the difference in value for pre and post 2008 cars for clear example of this.
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