VW accused of using 'innovative' defences in high court battle

Lawyers bring biggest class action of its kind in Britain against carmaker over emissions scandal

Volkswagen has employed a range of "progressively more innovative" arguments to claim the software fitted to millions of its vehicles is not a defeat device designed to cheat emissions tests, the high court has heard.

Lawyers representing more than 90,000 UK customers are bringing the biggest class action of its kind in Britain against the carmaker over the dieselgate emissions scandal.