Diesel Car Compensation Claims
Discussion
Hello everyone.
I keep seeing ad's on TV about compensation for anyone who owned or leased a diesel engined car between 2007 and 2021. I'm guessing this is something similar to PPI?
My question is, has anyone had any experience of these claims and if so, what? Have you been successful? Any recommendations about how to go about claiming? Any other advice/comments?
I keep seeing ad's on TV about compensation for anyone who owned or leased a diesel engined car between 2007 and 2021. I'm guessing this is something similar to PPI?
My question is, has anyone had any experience of these claims and if so, what? Have you been successful? Any recommendations about how to go about claiming? Any other advice/comments?
CharlieAlphaMike said:
Hello everyone.
I keep seeing ad's on TV about compensation for anyone who owned or leased a diesel engined car between 2007 and 2021. I'm guessing this is something similar to PPI?
My question is, has anyone had any experience of these claims and if so, what? Have you been successful? Any recommendations about how to go about claiming? Any other advice/comments?
Yes, don't.I keep seeing ad's on TV about compensation for anyone who owned or leased a diesel engined car between 2007 and 2021. I'm guessing this is something similar to PPI?
My question is, has anyone had any experience of these claims and if so, what? Have you been successful? Any recommendations about how to go about claiming? Any other advice/comments?
I don't understand what people think their loss has been.
If anything they have made a 'profit' by paying a lower band of VED.
It is like these class action claims that are all the rage in America, I saw one that anyone who had bought a certain beer (maybe Stella?) in the past 10 years could get compo for some reason - you just wrote in and they paid you 99c 
I expect the lawyers will get big fees and the 'victims' very little plus get their details sold to lord knows who as someone who is gullible enough to claim.
I expect the lawyers will get big fees and the 'victims' very little plus get their details sold to lord knows who as someone who is gullible enough to claim.
It would be hilarious if any court ruling judged that CO2 figures for these cars should go into a higher band and purchasers of these cars should then owe the increased amount.
As said above... what exactly is the personal loss here? Are people claiming they really care that much about the environment that they have been damaged by buying a car with a claimed lower CO2 footprint... and if thats the case, why didn't these buyer buy the lowest powered hair-shirt version of whatever model in the first place. Nope, nothing more than ambulances chasing lawyers looking for greedy punters looking for a quick and easy buck.
As said above... what exactly is the personal loss here? Are people claiming they really care that much about the environment that they have been damaged by buying a car with a claimed lower CO2 footprint... and if thats the case, why didn't these buyer buy the lowest powered hair-shirt version of whatever model in the first place. Nope, nothing more than ambulances chasing lawyers looking for greedy punters looking for a quick and easy buck.
No ideas for a name said:
Yes, don't.
I don't understand what people think their loss has been.
If anything they have made a 'profit' by paying a lower band of VED.
+1 it's just more of the legal leech syndrome we have inherited from the US. We all just end up paying more in the end if these things pay outI don't understand what people think their loss has been.
If anything they have made a 'profit' by paying a lower band of VED.
CharlieAlphaMike said:
No ideas for a name said:
Yes, don't.
I don't understand what people think their loss has been.
If anything they have made a 'profit' by paying a lower band of VED.
£585.00 annual VED is not a 'lower band' as far as I'm aware!I don't understand what people think their loss has been.
If anything they have made a 'profit' by paying a lower band of VED.
What car is that?
The vast majority would have benefitted from lower groupings, otherwise what was the point?
biggles330d said:
It would be hilarious if any court ruling judged that CO2 figures for these cars should go into a higher band and purchasers of these cars should then owe the increased amount.
When you think about it, the principle loser in all this has been the Treasury. We've operated a CO2 based VED and BIK system for 2 decades now. How much of both taxes have people avoided by driving cars that have artificially low CO2 figures?It is laughable that the owners or drivers of these cars think they're the ones who have lost out. They are quids in.
Someone asked what's the loss to the owner, well I shall give you an example.
Had a BMW 20d. At two years old when in for it's first service the senior technician told me that the emissions gubbins had to be reprogrammed and when I challenged him that I didn't want anything changing in light of the well publicised VW reprogramming nonsense insisted it would be all ok.
Well it wasn't after that instance. DPF regeneration frequency went up and started having problems with hesitancy under acceleration. Car was checked out to be ok but it was never the same. New EGR cooler Program then new EGR valve then more hesitancy getting worse.
More visits to the dealer and a EGR cooler safety recall later and still not right.
Dealer and master technician were useless and couldn't care less about their customer and told me it was how Sir drives it and it's ok because I had an extended warranty on it and sod the inconvenience! Oh and if you're not happy contact BMW Uk, which I did FOUR times and just gave me empty platitudes. They didn't even bother following it up even with a phone call.
Did a lot of research online and it's clearly a well recognised defect in the design of the BMW emissions control equipment particularly on the 20d engines. BMW just wouldn't accept the problem and would not support their customer.
Up until the car started mis behaving I was very happy with it and planned to keep it as the workhorse but realised this would raise its ugly head time and time again to the day it was scrapped so took the expensive decision to get shut of it.
Oh, did I say the BMW dealer was useless? Oh and did I mention BMW UK were less than useless? Never again BMW!
So that's the story of how a customer can suffer a material loss!
Numerous times in the workshop all at my inconvenience and having to get rid at considerable expense to me!
Had a BMW 20d. At two years old when in for it's first service the senior technician told me that the emissions gubbins had to be reprogrammed and when I challenged him that I didn't want anything changing in light of the well publicised VW reprogramming nonsense insisted it would be all ok.
Well it wasn't after that instance. DPF regeneration frequency went up and started having problems with hesitancy under acceleration. Car was checked out to be ok but it was never the same. New EGR cooler Program then new EGR valve then more hesitancy getting worse.
More visits to the dealer and a EGR cooler safety recall later and still not right.
Dealer and master technician were useless and couldn't care less about their customer and told me it was how Sir drives it and it's ok because I had an extended warranty on it and sod the inconvenience! Oh and if you're not happy contact BMW Uk, which I did FOUR times and just gave me empty platitudes. They didn't even bother following it up even with a phone call.
Did a lot of research online and it's clearly a well recognised defect in the design of the BMW emissions control equipment particularly on the 20d engines. BMW just wouldn't accept the problem and would not support their customer.
Up until the car started mis behaving I was very happy with it and planned to keep it as the workhorse but realised this would raise its ugly head time and time again to the day it was scrapped so took the expensive decision to get shut of it.
Oh, did I say the BMW dealer was useless? Oh and did I mention BMW UK were less than useless? Never again BMW!
So that's the story of how a customer can suffer a material loss!
Numerous times in the workshop all at my inconvenience and having to get rid at considerable expense to me!
I appreciate all the comments about legal leeches etc but back when I bought a diesel engined car, the government at the time where encouraging people to buy diesel cars and not petrol. The government were saying this was the way forward. It certainly influenced my decision. I have no idea whether car manufacturers were influencing governments with their claims about Co2 emissions but suspect they might have.
To clarify further. I'm just interested to know of people's experiences with any claims they might have pursued.
Also. To answer a specific question. I've owned 2 diesel engined cars during this time. The annual VED was £275.00 on one (a saloon) and £585.00 on the other (a 4WD SUV).
To clarify further. I'm just interested to know of people's experiences with any claims they might have pursued.
Also. To answer a specific question. I've owned 2 diesel engined cars during this time. The annual VED was £275.00 on one (a saloon) and £585.00 on the other (a 4WD SUV).
CharlieAlphaMike said:
I appreciate all the comments about legal leeches etc but back when I bought a diesel engined car, the government at the time where encouraging people to buy diesel cars and not petrol. The government were saying this was the way forward. It certainly influenced my decision. I have no idea whether car manufacturers were influencing governments with their claims about Co2 emissions but suspect they might have.
To clarify further. I'm just interested to know of people's experiences with any claims they might have pursued.
Also. To answer a specific question. I've owned 2 diesel engined cars during this time. The annual VED was £275.00 on one (a saloon) and £585.00 on the other (a 4WD SUV).
So what was your material loss?To clarify further. I'm just interested to know of people's experiences with any claims they might have pursued.
Also. To answer a specific question. I've owned 2 diesel engined cars during this time. The annual VED was £275.00 on one (a saloon) and £585.00 on the other (a 4WD SUV).
If diesel emissions were a scam, they are tiny compared to PHEVs.
Had VW Passat 2.0 TDi , supposedly 62 mpg , actual 50 mpg. I still think that’s pretty good for a large car with fairly decent performance.
However, then got a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Test results 149mpg. Actual 35 mpg.
I know the issue is VW cheated in the test, not whether the tests are representative of real world mpg, but the public are still being misled.
However it’s probably the tax man who is owed the most from less BIK tax.
Had VW Passat 2.0 TDi , supposedly 62 mpg , actual 50 mpg. I still think that’s pretty good for a large car with fairly decent performance.
However, then got a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Test results 149mpg. Actual 35 mpg.
I know the issue is VW cheated in the test, not whether the tests are representative of real world mpg, but the public are still being misled.
However it’s probably the tax man who is owed the most from less BIK tax.
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