Mercedes Energy Emissions

AdamTrotter

Hi, 
I've seen a lot lately about the diesel emissions from Mercedes models and that there is an opportunity to claim. As a Mercedes driver I'm obviously curious but also sceptical. Has anybody gone through the process or got any advice/recommendations? 

AdrianC

There are umpteen other threads, including at least one today.

MinuteNoodles

You haven't lost anything financially so there's nothing to claim for, just the same as the VW furore.

Aylesbury_Duck

AdamTrotter said:

Hi, 
I've seen a lot lately about the diesel emissions from Mercedes models and that there is an opportunity to claim. As a Mercedes driver I'm obviously curious but also sceptical. Has anybody gone through the process or got any advice/recommendations? 

What would you be claiming for?

Mercdriver

Aylesbury_Duck said:

AdamTrotter said:

Hi, 
I've seen a lot lately about the diesel emissions from Mercedes models and that there is an opportunity to claim. As a Mercedes driver I'm obviously curious but also sceptical. Has anybody gone through the process or got any advice/recommendations? 

What would you be claiming for?

Many are claiming for anything they can get their hands on.  What they need to remember is that should the claim fail, they will have to pay costs.  Also they need an identifiable financial loss.  The charlatans advertising on TV suggest air quality is a reason, but since we don't pay for air, at least, not yet, that isn't a quantifiable loss.

AdrianC

Mickey666 said:
Isn't it a mis-selling claim?

No.
As with all manufacturers, Mercedes are only legally allowed to quote the economy and CO2 figures attained on the standardised testing. There is no allegation of an issue with those.

Mercedes owners are obviously concerned about the environment so they chose to buy their particular model because it was advertised as having lower the lowest emissions of all the other cars they had considered.

You would have to be VERY unusual indeed to purchase a large, heavy car because it was the "lowest emissions".
And you would be VERY hard pushed indeed to show that was the ONLY factor that influenced your decision.

Even worse, Mercedes (if it's like the VW scandal) will have cynically manipulated things for the express purpose of mis-informing their customers about the emissions.

VW have only been found to have breached the US testing, which is considerably stricter than the European testing.

Scrapit

Mickey666 said:

MinuteNoodles said:

You haven't lost anything financially so there's nothing to claim for, just the same as the VW furore.

Most of the people caught up in the PPI scandal didn't actually lose anything financially, but that didn't stop it being the biggest mis-selling scandal in financial history did it?

What? Ppi was a product misold, ie it cost people money for cover they didnt want and/or need. There is a clear fincial loss. What loss has occurred from german car manufacturers acting german?

AdrianC

Scrapit said:

Mickey666 said:

MinuteNoodles said:

You haven't lost anything financially so there's nothing to claim for, just the same as the VW furore.

Most of the people caught up in the PPI scandal didn't actually lose anything financially, but that didn't stop it being the biggest mis-selling scandal in financial history did it?

What? Ppi was a product misold, ie it cost people money for cover they didnt want and/or need.

And, more to the point, could never have claimed on.

The_Rainmaker

Mickey666 said:

Isn't it a mis-selling claim?  Mercedes owners are obviously concerned about the environment so they chose to buy their particular model because it was advertised as having lower the lowest emissions of all the other cars they had considered.  In short, they have been misinformed, so they have been mis-sold.  Even worse, Mercedes (if it's like the VW scandal) will have cynically manipulated things for the express purpose of mis-informing their customers about the emissions.  Seems like a reasonable case for a claim don't you think?  Or it is ok for manufacturers to behave this way?

An American friend bought a new VW Jetta shortly before the VW emissions scandal broke and he eventually received his money back!  Of course, Brits are more timid than most Americans and our lawyers are pussycats compared to US lawyers sniffing a class action claim!

Sigh.......... misinformed nonsense

born_again

AdrianC said:

Scrapit said:

Mickey666 said:

MinuteNoodles said:

You haven't lost anything financially so there's nothing to claim for, just the same as the VW furore.

Most of the people caught up in the PPI scandal didn't actually lose anything financially, but that didn't stop it being the biggest mis-selling scandal in financial history did it?

What? Ppi was a product misold, ie it cost people money for cover they didnt want and/or need.

And, more to the point, could never have claimed on.

I've know people that got payouts on PPI for a valid reason {lost job etc) & then tried to claim mis-selling. Suffice to say they did not get a further payout....

oldagetraveller1

"Mercedes owners are obviously concerned about the environment"

I know it's a selective quote but that did make me laugh!