HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed that any customers affected by a potential recall of certain Volkswagen Group diesel vehicles will not have their Benefit-In-Kind tax status changed if it comes to light that the emissions for a vehicle have increased.
The news comes as the Department for Transport announced that consumers who purchased vehicles in good faith will not incur additional Vehicle Excise Duty costs.
VW has made it clear that technical solutions are being developed and will be presented to responsible authorities before the end of October.
The VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) details of affected cars are to be released to retailers shortly and a self-serve process for customers to check if their vehicle is affected will be set up.
So far, some 4,000 VW Group vehicles have been removed from sale across the UK.