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My new car can't be registered due to WLTP - what can I do?
My new Volkswagen Golf was delivered to the Volkswagen dealer on Nov 1st 2018. They have told me that the DVLA cannot register the car as it has a 2019 engine and they require codes from Volkswagen. I have no date when this will happen. Meanwhile my (about to be traded in) Skoda Yeti is due road tax, MoT and servicing. Should carry on with the deal and negotiate Volkswagen sorting out the Yeti or giving me a loan car, order a different Golf or just walk away?
Asked on 27 November 2018 by Howard K
Answered by
Honest John
WLTP certification is causing a catastrophe for German manufacturers. It's not just the straight certification. It's because WLTP tests show a much more honest level of CO2 compared to the old NEDC tests, and where a manufacturer's corporate average CO2 is above the level set for the manufacturer it has to pay an EC fine of 95 Euros for every gram over the limit for every car. So, unless the manufacturer can increase its prices to cover that, it starts to lose money and that's why the Germans are testing and re-testing and testing again to try to get their cars through WLTP at lower levels of CO2. If you are not prepared to put up with this nonsense, cancel the deal and try to find a car that can actually be registered.
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