VW Dieselgate claims

stecd123

There have been recent announcements a court decision suggests UK VW car owners who have had the 'cheat device' fitted to their car may be able to claim for any loss.
Class action groups have been forming and solicitors are offering to make no win / no fee claims for a percentage of any award from VW.
Does anyone know if it will be possible for individuals to make a claim direct to VW in the same way it was possible to claim direct for Payment Protection claims

williamgriffin

stecd123 said:

There have been recent announcements a court decision suggests UK VW car owners who have had the 'cheat device' fitted to their car may be able to claim for any loss.
Class action groups have been forming and solicitors are offering to make no win / no fee claims for a percentage of any award from VW.
Does anyone know if it will be possible for individuals to make a claim direct to VW in the same way it was possible to claim direct for Payment Protection claims

What loss is it you wish to claim for?

AdrianC

You missed the deadline for the class action, and are now considering a parallel action, right?

stecd123

Thanks Adrian C - I have been advised by another no win / no fee solicitor that say they provide insurance to protect those who attempt to make a claim they provide another class action opportunity which is still open. Not sure if it might be called papallel action though...

stecd123

Thanks williamgriffin - to be honest I'm not sure but am being told I have been put at a loss by a solicitor although not sure what the formula is to calculate the value. I may not make a claim but just wondering if anyone could answer my original question as part of my initial evaluation.

williamgriffin

stecd123 said:

Thanks williamgriffin - to be honest I'm not sure but am being told I have been put at a loss by a solicitor although not sure what the formula is to calculate the value. I may not make a claim but just wondering if anyone could answer my original question as part of my initial evaluation.

Doesn't sound like much of a loss if you don't know and had to be told by someone touting for business. Didn't they tell you what you lost?

Mickey666

Surely the loss is the purchase price of a car (in this case, but it could be anything) that does not comply with legislation and is not as described.  Surely the claim would be that if the OP knew the truth about the car's actual performance then he would not have bought it in the first place.  Basically, VW are guilty of misleading their customers in their product descriptions - are you suggesting that that misled customers have not sufferedd any 'loss' in consequence?

AdrianC

Mickey666 said:

Surely the loss is the purchase price of a car

No, because that price was handed over... in return for the car. The OP still has the car.

neilmcl

Mickey666 said:

Surely the loss is the purchase price of a car (in this case, but it could be anything) that does not comply with legislation and is not as described.  Surely the claim would be that if the OP knew the truth about the car's actual performance then he would not have bought it in the first place.  Basically, VW are guilty of misleading their customers in their product descriptions - are you suggesting that that misled customers have not sufferedd any 'loss' in consequence?

Did they though. Can you show evidence of the misleading product descriptions of VW cars here in the UK. I can't remember anywhere where VW actually advertised NOx figures and I very much doubt many people bought a VW car purely based on this.

neilmcl

stecd123 said:

There have been recent announcements a court decision suggests UK VW car owners who have had the 'cheat device' fitted to their car may be able to claim for any loss.
Class action groups have been forming and solicitors are offering to make no win / no fee claims for a percentage of any award from VW.
Does anyone know if it will be possible for individuals to make a claim direct to VW in the same way it was possible to claim direct for Payment Protection claims

When did you but your car from VW?

Manxman_in_exile

Mickey666 said:

Surely the loss is the purchase price of a car (in this case, but it could be anything) that does not comply with legislation and is not as described.

I thought the point was that the cars complied fully with EU/UK legislation, and that the "cheat" devices were only in respect of the more stringent US regulations?