emissions is like putting
a fox in charge of the chicken
coop.
coop.
Posted
on November 06
The European Commission is eyeing new powers over the car
industry, as it is prepares a proposal to create central oversight of national
vehicle authorisations. In the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal,
industry commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung paper
the European Commission wants to monitor the national authorities that approve
new cars before they are allowed on the market.
Responding UKIP Transport spokeswoman MEP Jill Seymour said: “The
European Commission asking for control of national vehicle authorisations is
like a fox asking for control of the chicken coop. The Financial Times revealed
that the Commission knew what was going on for two years about VW emissions and
did absolutely nothing. People in the UK who have suffered from emission caused
health problems have the European Commission to blame, as it connived in the
malpractice.
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