Mercedes diesel group action PGMBM

keeble456

Is it safe to do this for our Mercedes diesel we sold 4 years ago. 

AdrianC

keeble456 said:

Is it safe to do this for our Mercedes diesel we sold 4 years ago. 

Define "safe"?

Firstly, what are your losses? (clue: £0)
If the lawsuit does not succeed, are you going to be liable for a share of the legal fees? (clue: Yes)

Aylesbury_Duck

keeble456 said:

Is it safe to do this for our Mercedes diesel we sold 4 years ago. 

What would you be claiming for?

Quochag

Is it safe to do this as i dont want to be paying out for legal fees if we get nothing in return.

AdrianC

Quochag said:

Is it safe to do this as i dont want to be paying out for legal fees if we get nothing in return.

I repeat - what do you mean "safe"?

Is there a risk of paying your portion of the legal fees if the case fails? Absolutely. Who else do you think is going to?

Aylesbury_Duck

Quochag said:

Is it safe to do this as i dont want to be paying out for legal fees if we get nothing in return.

Do you routinely do a load of work for people for which you expect no payment?

bigadaj

I think all these people should put in a claim and hopefully they'll get what they deserve.....

selondonman

if you live in london and own a diesel you have been affected by the diesel scandal .. you have to pay the ULEZ pay extra for parking and your car resale value has plummeted
The attack on diesel drivers came after the VW dieselgate scandal
it is an interesting point that if it can be proven that the cars would have passed UK regs with or without the software .. why would the lawyers chase this ? 
but it is clearly wrong to suggest that diesel cars owners have not suffered financial damage compared to owners of petrol cars 

AdrianC

selondonman said:

if you live in london and own a diesel you have been affected by the diesel scandal .. you have to pay the ULEZ pay extra for parking and your car resale value has plummeted
The attack on diesel drivers came after the VW dieselgate scandal

Nope.
Awareness of the urban effects of diesel NOx emissions came well before the 2015 "revelations" about VW USA's woes.

Euro3, compulsory for all new cars from 2000, brought in a NOx cap for diesels - 0.5g/km. 
Euro4 (2005) halved it, Euro 5 (2009) took it down to 0.18g, then Euro6 (2014) brought it down to the current 0.08g.

ULEZ applies to Euro6 diesels and Euro4 petrols, because the cap is the same for the two standards.

NOx levels were of active concern in London at least as far back as 2011, with "diesel cars" being pointed at as the main contributory factor.
http://www.londonair.org.uk/london/asp/LAQNSeminar/pdf/july2011/David_Carslaw_NOx_NO2_concentrations_trends_and_sources.pdf

NOx emissions had actually risen as diesel burn got hotter to combat particulates, one of those unintended consequences. You put the same amount of the same chemical compounds in, you get the same things out, just in different combinations.

selondonman

diesels were promoted by government via the road tax ..