Servicing of cars affected by emissions scandal not likely to be mandatory in Czech Republic

Servicing of cars of the Volkswagen group affected by the emission cheating scandal will most likely be non-mandatory in the Czech Republic and the other Višegrad Four (V4) countries, Czech Transport Minister Dan Ťok said after talks with V4 representatives on Monday. According to the transport minister it is up to VW, Skoda Auto and other subsidiaries of the VW group to decide on what approach they will choose in inviting drivers to service stations. The VW group should nevertheless try to get at least 80 percent of owners of the affected cars to visit car service stations and have their cars repaired, possibly by offering some form of compensation, the minister said. Most of the checks are to take place in the second half of this year. In the Czech Republic, the affairs concerns over 150,000 cars produced between 2009 and early 2015.