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I was aware it was a widespread issue and while many companies and countries are involved, the largest number of affected vehicles (11 million) and the most significant fines and settlements are associated with German manufacturers, particularly the Volkswagen Group, which is why I made reference to the German manufacturers who were the first and most vociferous in claiming the damage done to their future developments by the massive fines and compensation.


Once you allowed greater freedom of movement to the masses thru access to private transport, it will be impossible to take it away. What we may see is a move back to smaller, more compact very economical less expensive cars for the masses.. We can't turn back the clock, plus too much economic activity and consumption is geared to a private transportation network. Secondly, we don't have the public transport infrastructure in place, or the capacity to service the right areas eg commuter traffic, people no longer live close to where they work compared with 50 years ago. UK car commuting has increased dramatically over the last 50 years, shifting from a minority mode (around 27% of passenger miles in the early 1950s) to the dominant one (around 84% by 2007), with the proportion of car-owning households rising from ~52% (1971) to ~78% (2022), though recent years show plateauing or slight declines after peak usage around 2007-2019, impacted by factors like the pandemic and economic shifts.

So private transport is here to stay, whilst it may diminish slightly in larger conurbations (which generally have better public transport networks) how it's propelled in the future is anyone's guess.