Acquisition method
Trucks bought new or on credit: direct proof of the loss
Outright purchase or a bank loan gives the strongest and quickest legal position. The invoice is proof beyond challenge.
No intermediary can claim any part of your entitlement
When a business acquires an industrial vehicle by outright payment or an amortising loan, it becomes the owner immediately. In actions arising from unlawful cartels, that position gives your file major procedural advantages.
The cartelists’ defence teams cannot raise any pass-on defence against you, nor challenge your standing. Your business holds 100 % of the compensation claim.
Where a bank loan was used, the borrowing was sized on an artificially inflated capital amount. You therefore paid excess capital and excess bank interest, both of which are recoverable.
|
Year of purchase |
Initial overcharge at 15 % |
Accrued interest |
Total compensation per truck |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1998 |
EUR 15,000 |
+ EUR 29,800 |
EUR 44,800 |
|
2002 |
EUR 15,000 |
+ EUR 23,400 |
EUR 38,400 |
|
2006 |
EUR 15,000 |
+ EUR 18,200 |
EUR 33,200 |
|
2010 |
EUR 15,000 |
+ EUR 13,100 |
EUR 28,100 |
|
2014 |
EUR 15,000 |
+ EUR 8,900 |
EUR 23,900 |
Accepted supporting documents
You do not need the complete original file. At least one of the following per vehicle is enough: final purchase invoice, order form or delivery confirmation, bank loan amortisation table, period registration document naming your business, or an extract from your fixed-asset register.
The rules are the same whatever the brand: see Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Renault Trucks, DAF, Iveco, MAN and Scania.
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 a tractor unit bought new in 2004 at EUR 105,000 net, the 15 % overcharge is EUR 15,750. With twenty-two years of statutory interest at 4 % per year, the total claim reaches roughly EUR 37,327 for a single vehicle.
Eligibility check
Send us your invoices, lease agreements, registration documents or asset registers covering 1997 to 2014.
Audit and firm offer
Our lawyers and econometricians quantify your claim within four weeks.
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
The other eligible acquisition methods
All the analyses in this section, plus the Acquisition methods hub for the overview.
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