Entrepreneurs now also want compensation for cheating diesels

Companies that have driven around in vans with cheating diesels for years are demanding compensation from car manufacturers. Transport and Logistics Netherlands (TLN) has entered into a partnership with Dieselgate.com to collect claims from entrepreneurs. That platform has discovered that there are or have probably been tens of thousands of these polluting cars with manipulated systems among the TLN supporters.

This concerns company cars from brands such as Fiat, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, Renault and Volkswagen from the years 2009 to 2020. The companies can expect at least €3,000 compensation per vehicle, Dieselgate.com confirms after reporting by The Telegraph. The platform bases this on rulings already made in Dutch and foreign courts.

In the Netherlands, several claim clubs have various diesel tampering cases against car manufacturers. According to Dieselgate.com, most attention has so far been paid to private motorists. But also in the construction or installation sector, for example, countless cheating diesels must have been purchased. It is hoped that entrepreneurs from those sectors will also report. Last summer, another claim foundation also focused on entrepreneurs.

Earlier this year there was a preliminary success in a case brought by the VGDES Foundation and the Consumers’ Association against the Volkswagen Group. The court in The Hague then ruled that owners of tampering Volkswagen diesels are entitled to compensation of €3,000. Last summer it turned out that owners of second-hand diesels may also be entitled to this. Volkswagen has appealed both cases. VGDES and the Consumers’ Association are also working together on procedures against other car manufacturers where cheating software is said to be present.