Diesel gate

shiraz99

33q said:

I've had two VW Group cars with the EA189 engine in the time period. I'm getting lots of emails and social media feeds suggesting I make a claim. Out of curiosity I've put the Reg Nos in and are two sites it says neither car is eligible. Has the claims period ended for VW and if so why do I keep getting hassled to claim?

That's money grabbing, ambulance chasers for you. The VW case has been settled, if you want to make a claim then you'd have to do it off your own bat.

suzi_singer

Hi 
I've just been told that my claim has been settled and that I am entitled to a sum which isn't bad but that the legal firm have taken 40% plus undisclosed payments from VW towards the cost of the action.  I asked for a breakdown of the total figures to see how they arrived at the sum that I am to be paid and the lengthy answer that came back sounded extremely defensive in tone and in summary reiterated that the terms of the out of court settlement meant that they would not be furnishing me with the itemised costings.  Methinks the legal firms have made an absolute killing with this Emissions "scandal".  Is anyone out there able to tell me what they received after fees?  

Grumpy_chap

suzi_singer said:

Methinks the legal firms have made an absolute killing with this Emissions "scandal".  

This^^^^^

Maybe, if you wait around long enough, there will be some adverts on TV:
"Were you mis-sold a diesel emissions claim and the only people who got rich were the claims company?  Lodge your claim now with Reclaim Your Claim Claims Management Company"

baser999

Grumpy_chap said:

suzi_singer said:

Methinks the legal firms have made an absolute killing with this Emissions "scandal".  

This^^^^^

Maybe, if you wait around long enough, there will be some adverts on TV:
"Were you mis-sold a diesel emissions claim and the only people who got rich were the claims company?  Lodge your claim now with Reclaim Your Claim Claims Management Company"

The radio adverts are there already. “Have you been scammed . . . . .” if so give us a call; scammers are surely the legal firms getting into everything that’s not 100% these days 

baser999

ratbark said:

In 2015 I bought a 2010 Audi A4 Avant Tdi, which was recalled.
I didn't buy it for any other reasons than I liked it and it would serve well as a family car.
I could join in on the claim but I won't on principle. I didn't lose out in any way, so why should I claim anything 🤷

Worked with someone who bought a VW suv, as did her husband. They got decent finance deals, cars suited their family and business needs. When VW dieselgate came to the fore, they decided they had a claim 🙁
I’m in the same boat as you ratbark, driving a Land Rover which according to some legal firms fully entitles me to claim and receive money. I never gave emissions a thought when I bought the car so on principle I’ve not made any claim 

Grey_Critic

The thought of getting money for nothing appeals to many. In all my years in the Motor Trade I never ever came across anyone buying or nothering about emmisions.

I bought Diesels for the economy  - or when I bought an estate for how many of my grandsons big toys he said he could fit in it.

diystarter7

Grey_Critic said:

The thought of getting money for nothing appeals to many. In all my years in the Motor Trade I never ever came across anyone buying or nothering about emmisions.

I bought Diesels for the economy  - or when I bought an estate for how many of my grandsons big toys he said he could fit in it.

Your argument is fundamentally flawed.  I can only talk about the Mercedes as its the only diesel we had and when they adjusted the settings, I'm sure the MPG was slightly reduced, and the car feeling not as smooth on idel. However, as we had sold the car when it was almost 3 years old, we have not bothered to claim. But many still have cars they brought new or used on the basis they were greener but not

Please feel to counter the above

Thanks

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Grey_Critic said:

The thought of getting money for nothing appeals to many. In all my years in the Motor Trade I never ever came across anyone buying or nothering about emmisions.

I bought Diesels for the economy  - or when I bought an estate for how many of my grandsons big toys he said he could fit in it.

I've been considering emissions when buying cars for 20 years now.

[Deleted User]

suzi_singer said:

Hi 
I've just been told that my claim has been settled and that I am entitled to a sum which isn't bad but that the legal firm have taken 40% plus undisclosed payments from VW towards the cost of the action.  I asked for a breakdown of the total figures to see how they arrived at the sum that I am to be paid and the lengthy answer that came back sounded extremely defensive in tone and in summary reiterated that the terms of the out of court settlement meant that they would not be furnishing me with the itemised costings.  Methinks the legal firms have made an absolute killing with this Emissions "scandal".  Is anyone out there able to tell me what they received after fees?  

How much did you get?

ontheroad1970

diystarter7 said:

Grey_Critic said:

The thought of getting money for nothing appeals to many. In all my years in the Motor Trade I never ever came across anyone buying or nothering about emmisions.

I bought Diesels for the economy  - or when I bought an estate for how many of my grandsons big toys he said he could fit in it.

Your argument is fundamentally flawed.  I can only talk about the Mercedes as its the only diesel we had and when they adjusted the settings, I'm sure the MPG was slightly reduced, and the car feeling not as smooth on idel. However, as we had sold the car when it was almost 3 years old, we have not bothered to claim. But many still have cars they brought new or used on the basis they were greener but not

Please feel to counter the above

Thanks

Without being a chancer, you have to have a quantifiable loss.  The chancers are, for clarity, the ambulance chasing firms who've ridden on the coat tails of a legal situation that was actually not relevant in this country or in Europe.  I had a Mercedes, and I wasn't called in to do an update to remove a 'cheat device or program' - because no such device existed because it was not needed in this country, as we measure things to different standards to the US.