Contracts and fleets
Compensation by acquisition method for your trucks
Outright purchase, bank credit, hire purchase, leasing, long-term hire or vehicles already sold: every arrangement gives rise to a claim.
The overcharge cascaded into every type of contract
The cartel distorted the European market by acting directly on gross wholesale list prices. Every financing and hire model uses that list value as its calculation base.
The economic impact therefore fell on the end users of the vehicles, whatever the financing arrangement or the banking intermediary chosen at the time of order.
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Acquisition method |
How the overcharge was passed on |
Standing to claim |
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Direct payment of the inflated list price |
100 %, direct proof on the invoice |
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Inflated capital borrowed plus excess bank interest |
100 %, outright ownership of the claim |
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Rentals calculated on the inflated purchase base |
100 %, the lessee bore the surcharge |
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Operating rentals oversized at source |
100 %, the end user paid the surcharge |
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Loss crystallised on the day of payment |
100 %, resale does not erase the surcharge |
The European legal basis for your standing
Three pillars frame the recovery: Commission decision AT.39824, which proves the cartel beyond challenge; Directive 2014/104/EU, which protects direct buyers and lessees alike by organising proof of pass-on; and the Scania ruling C-251/22 P, which extends the window for action to 2028-2029.
The rules are the same whatever the brand: see Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Renault Trucks, DAF, Iveco, MAN and Scania.
The four contract regimes
Each contract type has its own legal and accounting features. Open the file that matches your situation.
How your claim is calculated
The original overcharge is only part of your claim. The decisive lever is the compounding of statutory late payment interest, accrued over twelve to twenty-eight years.
Worked example for ten trucks acquired between 2001 and 2009 at an average of EUR 105,000 net, mixing purchase, leasing and long-term hire: cumulative direct overcharge around EUR 157,500, accrued interest around EUR 185,000, giving a total claim of roughly EUR 342,500.
Eligibility check
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Audit and firm offer
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Guided decision
You choose between a cash purchase of your claim within 30 days and litigation on a success-fee basis.
Payment released
The compensation is credited directly to your company bank account.
Frequently asked questions
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