Forum menu
....will I scupper any future claims or cash from Mr VW.
I appreciate the payouts have started in the USA and are likely to never happen here. Just hypothetically if they do happen do you have to be the current owner?
All very hypothetical but I'd be gutted to sell on a whim and then see reasonable payouts in the next 6-12 months.
Thanks
Chris
Why not contact one of the class action suit lawyers and ask
As per my comments on Diesel thread I think European owners will get very little if anything. Combination of too many vested interests (Germany dominant at EU) and fact that it was primarily the US tests which where dodged.
I believe the class actions are asking for anyone who is or has been bag group owner so i suspect you would still be able to claim via them.
As a Skoda owner of a car that was affected i really cant see the point in claiming and have trouble establishing what loss i may have been subjected to.
Not denying that vw were naughty but can't see how it affected drivers.
Can see scope for fines tool govt to compensate for local air pollution issues
You need to practice your 'compo face' and borrow a small miserable looking child for the pics in the local rag..
Haha, thought I'd get flamed regards compo!
I'm not too bothered each way, but equally wouldn't turn down a little payout if Heir VW offered in retrospect either!
Hard to say. You will still have the same claim against VW as those that have kept their vehicles and you will be eligible to participate in the class actions.
It will be much later in the year at the very earliest that this will get to court by which time many people will have moved their vehicles on. There are also a large number of fleet managers involved with constantly rotating fleets so many of the cars in question will have long since been moved on.
Where it could get interesting is around the level of compensation you might get. The class actions are trying to claim that buyers should get a full refund of the purchase price of their car. Personally I think that's a total non-starter (if you'll pardon the pun). But take a leap of faith for second and imagine that argument were successful - it would be very likely that level of comp would only apply to those still in possession, since the loss to those who sold would have crystallised at the point of sale and so their max loss is the purchase price they paid less the sale price they obtained.
I think it's pretty academic though as I can't see that people in this country are going to get big pay-outs. There might end up being a settlement for a modest amount of comp and if that's the case I doubt very much there would be any distinction made between those who had kept their cars post-"fix" and those that had sold.
By the way just this week the class action solicitors emailed their clients to ask for further info about problems post-fix: they say they are getting nunerous reports of issues with people's cars that are being attributed to the rectification work.
If it were me I'd just do what you want to do and not worry about it. It all remains highly speculative at this stage.
As per my comments on Diesel thread I think European owners will get very little if anything.
Maybe, maybe not. This is approximately 2 mins of Google searching.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-spain-idUSKCN12Q24U
http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/hundreds-vw-drivers-line-3000-9616478
OP: judging by final link, if you sell your car and there is a payout I suspect neither you or the new buyer will be eligible for a payout.
What's the legal basis for your view on that Pimp?
http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/hundreds-vw-drivers-line-3000-9616478
In order to join the lawsuit - which will be headed by legal firms Harcus Sinclair or Slater and Gordon - you'll need to meet the following criteria:Your car is/was a VW, Audi, Seat or Skoda. It’s important to note that not all cars manufactured by the VW Group are affected. The exact cars affected are the Jetta, Beetle, Audi, A3 and Golf models dating 2009-2015 and Passat models dating 2014-2015.
Your car has/had a 1.2, 1.6 or 2 litre diesel engine
It was made between 2009 and 2015
You purchased, leased or acquired it (new or secondhand) before 1 January 2016
While there is no cost to sign up, the firm will take 30% of the compensation awarded if the case is won.The case is due to be heard in the High Court at the end of January. If it succeeds, it could take at least two years before claimants receive any due money.
Although it seems the case hasn't actually taken place yet:
The action is seeking compensation from VW for selling cars that the lawyers argue were not road worthy because the emissions were far higher than they purported to be.
Interesting stuff all, thanks for the input.
All does seem pie in the sky at the moment so inclined to just do what I want (as I would have done anyway really).
Happy Saturday