VW pressed on 'compensation discrepancy' for UK customers amid emissions scandal

UK transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has pressed Volkswagen on why it is offering compensation to customers affected by the diesel emissions scandal in the US but not the UK, a Downing Street spokeswoman said.

It was confirmed on Thursday night that the German carmaker will make "substantial" payouts to US owners of vehicles fitted with defeat device software to cheat nitrogen oxide (NOx) tests.