VW Requesting I Bring Car in for Emissions Service

Johno100

MrBentOvertheBarrel wrote: »

I was told by VW Harrogate that if I opt out. The DVLA are writting a letter to state that it "NEEDS" to be done asap.

I doubt that very much as it is not safety related, but if they are I suspect it so the government can be seen to be doing something.

neilmcl

MrBentOvertheBarrel wrote: »

I was told by VW Harrogate that if I opt out. The DVLA are writting a letter to state that it "NEEDS" to be done asap.

VW may "need" to do it but the owner is under absolutely no legal obligation to have it done.

Dird

I wouldn't do it, maybe part of the service could be a re-evaluation where they say "your car isn't as emission friendly, higher road tax band next year"?

Johno100

Dird wrote: »

I wouldn't do it, maybe part of the service could be a re-evaluation where they say "your car isn't as emission friendly, higher road tax band next year"?

Apart from the fact road tax (VED) is based on CO2 and this is about NOX and particulate levels, the government said from the outset of this so-called scandal that there would be no change in VED banding for the vehicles involved.

MrBentOvertheBarrel

I am not the only one this dealership has told (in not so many words)

Do it now or wait for DVLA to instruct you to do it.

The lack of trust I have for these people, they will just do it anyway. I mean they have lied before and they can do it again.

I am going to suggest they hold off until they have fixed my car of the current issue. Which is also a known VW issue. I am not sure I can take a double shafting in one day :-)

BeenThroughItAll

MrBentOvertheBarrel wrote: »

I am not the only one this dealership has told (in not so many words)

Do it now or wait for DVLA to instruct you to do it.

The lack of trust I have for these people, they will just do it anyway. I mean they have lied before and they can do it again.

I am going to suggest they hold off until they have fixed my car of the current issue. Which is also a known VW issue. I am not sure I can take a double shafting in one day :-)

I wouldn't have thought DVLA would have any place, or indeed any legal power to instruct you or anyone else to have this work done. I may be wrong, but if it were me and DVLA 'told' me to take my car to a dealership, I'd tell them to **** my salty *****.

MrBentOvertheBarrel

I will be asking about it when I go in on Monday. I am also going to reject the update until further notice.

I currently have a potential issue with the EGR valve so I will fight that battle first. That said I am going to ask who and where the info came from regarding the DVLA.

If I get lied too I am literally going to hit the roof.

HAHAHAHA *Thumbs up*

Johno100

MrBentOvertheBarrel wrote: »

I will be asking about it when I go in on Monday. I am also going to reject the update until further notice.

I currently have a potential issue with the EGR valve so I will fight that battle first. That said I am going to ask who and where the info came from regarding the DVLA.

If I get lied too I am literally going to hit the roof.

HAHAHAHA *Thumbs up*

Careful, there have been reports on here and elsewhere of VAG dealers ignoring customers specific instruction not to apply the 'fix' and doing it anyway.

MrBentOvertheBarrel

Just what I thought... I will be very explicit about this.

MrBentOvertheBarrel

*angryface*

VW are being particularly heavy-handed I feel about a number of things. I think this Emission issue is a small issue in the grander scheme of things.