We provide additional income
for truck owners

With no risks or advance fees

2500+ Fleet Operators


have signed up with us

Businesses from 30 European Countries


are claiming

Appr. 6,8 million Trucks


are still eligible to claim

Since 2017 more than 2500 fleet operators from 30 European countries signed contract with us. 
This includes small firms with only a couple of trucks through to
large companies with a market capitalisation of €145 billion.

We help all operators

  • International and local transport
  • Earth-moving, road construction, plant and crane businesses 
  • Building materials 
  • Manufacturing
  • Recycling and waste industry
  • Truck-rentals 
  • Wholesale and distribution
  • National postal services
  • Business supplies and equipment
  • Food and beverages
  • Logistics and supply chain
  • Machinery
  • Oil and energy
  • Mining
  • Paper and forest products, timber
  • Furniture industry
  • Fire trucks
  • Municipalities, state-owned and private firms
  • Sewerage and canalisation
  • Water works

Did you purchase or lease
5 or more new trucks
between 1998 and 2014?

If the answer is yes, you can request a partial refund from the truck manufacturers with our help.

Three simple steps to getting your refund

1

Send us your invoices or leasing contracts so we can perform a pre-qualification check. No obligations or costs.

2

When you are comfortable with the outlined process, appoint us to act on your behalf.

3

Our legal team will take over from there. We will keep you informed of developments.

Two ways to get paid

Wait

for the court decision


Allow us to bring out the maximum of your claim by waiting for the final court decision. This way you can get the highest possible amount, but we don’t know exactly when. If the court action wasn’t successful, there would be no refund.

Sell

your claim now


Take a discounted refund payable within 30 days, which you can keep even if the court action was unsuccessful.

There are no upfront or hidden costs with either option.

Heads of the Legal Department in Munich
Anna Tönies-Bambalska • Dr. Gregor Guntner • Dr. Werner A. Meier • Frank Marzillier • Silvia Volaric-Huppert

Always stay informed

Want to know more about the background or the latest developments?
Visit our regularly updated Information Portal on TruckLex.com.


Frequently Asked Questions

First you can refer to the Press Release of the European Commission. It states clearly under the section Action for damages, that:

Any person or firm affected by anti-competitive behaviour as described in this case may bring the matter before the courts of the Member States and seek damages. The case law of the Court and Council Regulation 1/2003 both confirm that in cases before national courts, a Commission decision constitutes binding proof that the behaviour took place and was illegal. Even though the Commission has fined the companies concerned, damages may be awarded without being reduced on account of the Commission fine.

European Commission

Further, we already have court decisions backing up our approach in Germany.

Finally, we offer to pay you within 30 days if you decide so.

No – at least not at German Courts. But time is running out so make sure you get your claim in as soon as possible. It won’t cost you anything, and there is no risk to you, you only stand to gain.

We don’t know when the claims will be paid out yet. Given the large number of cases and the workload of the courts, the process could take several more years. If you really don’t want to wait you can always settle with us for a lesser amount and have your money within 30 days.

No one can say for certain. A great development is that Munich Regional Court I has appointed the two leading experts who will determine the amount of damage for the claims we represent. To understand the complexity of the process, the expert team has been working on the report since 2019 and a preliminary expert opinion is expected to be available in 2023.

The best way to get an estimate is to complete our simple form.

A litigation funding company offers you this risk-free opportunity to get your money back.
“Litigation funding” means we provide financing of your legal proceedings.

If no financial success is achieved, you will not have to bear any costs or risks. In the case of success, we will receive a certain portion of the money as previously agreed upon in a written litigation funding agreement.

You will bear no risk and will not have to pay any upfront costs. The whole process is coordinated by us.

If you are located in the EU, EEU, UK or Switzerland and bought or leased a minimum of 5 new trucks over 6 ton (total weight) between 1998 and 2014 from Mercedes, Iveco, DAF, MAN, Volvo / Renault or Scania, you are entitled to claim a refund.

If you have sold your vehicle, you are still entitled to compensation.

Unfortunately we cannot proceed with your claim without an invoice, a sales contract or a lease contract. These are among the first documents to be submitted to the court.

We will first try to achieve an acceptable out-of-court settlement. Past experience shows that there will be litigation though. A common strategy of large corporations in similar cases is often to make life as difficult as possible for claimants to achieve a deterrent effect.

Once you have submitted the required documents, almost no more effort is needed from you. It is our responsibility to handle everything. You will not have to personally participate in any proceedings.

Of course, you can do so. The results will probably not satisfy you. The past has often shown that corporations vigorously deny compensation claims out of hand, no matter how valid they may be. Companies are taking advantage of the deterrent effect of a complex lawsuit. They expect the strict refusal to pay will work in their favour if only a fraction of the claimants eventually go to court. And regrettably, they are probably right.

We only litigate with the truck manufacturers in court; if you are a Truck Cartel victim, your relationship with your dealer remains safe.

FIND OUT HOW MUCH REFUND YOU CAN GET!

Whether you prefer to 
get paid at the end of the process 
or receive 
a discounted amount within 30 days, 
the process starts here.

Our law office in Munich