Volkswagen to pay out £193m in 'dieselgate' settlement

Volkswagen is to pay £193m to more than 90,000 drivers in England and Wales

Volkswagen is to pay £193m to more than 90,000 drivers in England and Wales after it settled a High Court claim over the installation of emissions cheating devices in its vehicles, Qazet.az reports.

The German carmaker apologised again to customers and said it was working to rebuild trust.

The "dieselgate" scandal erupted in 2015 and has led to VW facing litigation in several countries.

The group has already paid out more than €30bn worldwide.

This includes fines, compensation, civil settlements and buyback schemes.

The use of "defeat devices" meant that Volkswagen's cars were certified as conforming to EU pollution standards when, in reality, they were emitting up to 40 times the legally permitted amount of nitrogen dioxide.

Nitrogen dioxide is a pollutant, which has been linked to respiratory diseases and premature death.

Volkswagen admitted that 11 million vehicles worldwide, including almost 1.2 million in the UK, were affected.