Law firm urges Volkswagen drivers to keep tax and fuel receipts

Irish motorists caught up in the Volkswagen emissions scandal have been advised to compile their fuel receipts and proof of motor tax bills because they could be entitled to damages.

Ernest J Cantillon Solicitors in Cork said they have been inundated with queries from concerned motorists after it emerged that some Volkswagen vehicles used software to alter diesel emissions in order to pass emissions tests.

Volkswagen has confirmed that it will contact the owners of some 79,348 vehicles in Ireland in the “near future” to correct their vehicles.