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Toyota is working to recall more than 180,000 cars in the UK as the crisis over defective accelerator pedals rocked the company.
The world's biggest car maker said 180,865 vehicles might be affected by the problem in Britain, and it was writing to the owners to arrange repairs.
Toyota has warned that accelerator pedals on seven models may get stuck, recalling 1.8 million cars across Europe and millions more in the US and Japan.
In the UK, the seven models are affected - the iQ, Aygo, Yaris, Auris, Corolla, Avensis and Verso.
Toyota said that anyone in Britain who had suffered a problem with their accelerator pedal should contact the company and warned people not to get the problem fixed independently.
The first batches of parts to make the repair will arrive in the UK next week, with the first repairs due to take place on February 10.
Toyota said that it had stopped delivering new vehicles of the seven affected models to British customers.
They will not be released until they have been fitted with a new part - a process that is estimated will take just 30 minutes to fix.
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In another potential customer issue for the firm, there have also been a number of complaints in the US and Japan about brake problems with Toyota's ground-breaking Prius hybrid - however, Toyota UK's spokesman, said the firm had found no problems with the Prius brakes in the UK.
He urged anyone with concerns about the accelerator pedal safety of their Toyota model should call the firm's UK helpline number on 0800 138 8744.
