MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont’s attorney general says it will soon send out paperwork needed for Volkswagen owners to receive their part of a $2.9 million settlement.
The company has paid billions of dollars in fines and compensation to diesel car owners since 2015 for cheating on emissions tests.
WCAX-TV reports that claim forms will go in the mail Dec. 14.
The attorney general’s office originally said the payments would go out in July. It’s unclear why there was a delay.
Volkswagen agreed to pay Vermont consumers up to $1,000 for every qualifying vehicle. That’s on top of $20 million the state received previously for a false environmental claims case.
A third-party administrator said more than 3,000 Vermont owners are eligible. Owners will have 90 days to return the forms for payment.
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