Expert: Ireland must adopt tougher EU rules so consumers get cleaner and safer cars

From now on, member states are required to regularly test a minimum number of cars.

New EU rules to regulate car safety and increase checks on existing vehicles in the wake of the Dieselgate emissions scandal can have real teeth for consumers, but only if member states like Ireland apply them.

That is according to an independent Irish motoring expert, who was reacting to the application this week of the EU regulation on the approval and market surveillance of vehicles.