Tag: Court decision

Fines chaos in London: Thousands of fines invalid?

The Dutch organisation Transport in Noord wants to sue London for unlawful fines. These were recently sent in bulk to traffic offenders in recent years. A florist was retroactively fined 400,000 euros. If the lawsuit is upheld, fines totalling one billion euros could become invalid. Despite legal hurdles and high costs, the London case shows us the way to a cleaner, more sustainable future. Electromobility as a solution - now is the time for change!

More low emission zones and a crackdown on combustion engines? Federal government must act after court judgement

DUH and BUND have been proved right: The German government must take immediate countermeasures in the areas of transport and buildings in order to reduce CO2 emissions in both sectors. The government failed to meet its targets for 2021 and 22. Is there now a threat of more environmental zones and further measures to drastically reduce transport?

Emissions scandal: Hard blow for Volkswagen and KBA

In the course of the diesel scandal, both Volkswagen and the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) had been involved in the legal dispute of the German Environmental Aid (DUH) against the defeat devices active in many combustion engines. The Administrative Court in Schleswig has now ruled on the involvement of the Federal Office and the inadmissibility of the retrofits planned by the carmakers. It could be expensive for both sides.