
W drivers will avoid higher road tax even if their cars are fitted with illegal software to cheat emission tests, the Government has confirmed.
Volkswagen has admitted 11 million of its diesel vehicles worldwide have the programs that can fiddle results.
British officials are retesting vehicles to compare laboratory claims with what really happens on the road.
The amount drivers pay in road tax depends on their vehicle?s CO2 output.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: ?Our priority is to protect the public and give them confidence in diesel tests.

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