Britain proposes unlimited fines for car emissions cheaters

The announcement is aimed at addressing criticism that the government was toothless in dealing with Volkswagenafter a scandal that affected 1.2 million cars in Britain.The German carmaker admitted in 2015 to using software to cheat diesel emission tests in the United States and has since paid out compensation to U.S. motorists, but has refused to do so in Europe, arguing the software was not illegal there."We continue to take the unacceptable actions of Volkswagen extremely seriously, and w