hundreds of thousands of Diesel owners get a financial compensation for the loss of value of their cars in the exhaust gas scandal. Around 260,000 VW diesel customers from the pattern for a declaratory judgment, to, depending on the model and age of your car compensation between 1350 and 6257 Euro. Volkswagen and the Federation of German consumer organisations had agreed to the fact that, on average, about 15 percent of the original purchase price will be paid, according to the consumer advocates on Friday in Berlin.

VW is supposed to have committed, all of the registered participants of the pattern for a declaratory judgment by a lawyer to pay for initial consultation, up to a unique 190 Euro, so that you can decide whether your particular case, the comparison would be the best solution. A Monitoring Team with auditors to ensure the correct disbursement of the compensation amounts.

FOCUS Online already knows the Details of the deal. How to get the compensation for which models there are, how much money and what is it – the most important answers, should be aware of.

1. Who gets any money at all?

The settlement relates to the owner of one of the famous "fraud-diesel" with the EA189-diesel engine, for which there was a mandatory call-backs. There are various models of brands VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat, mostly with the 2.0 TDI engines. Overall, there should be a compensation sum in the amount of 830 million euros.

2. How does the compensation model?

a Decisive factor for the amount of compensation there are two factors, which can be read from the VIN (vehicle identification number) out:

• type of vehicle
• model year (2008 to 2016) are.

The System has a "social component" – that is, the owners of used cars, as well as smaller vehicles are relatively compensated better than owners of more expensive Premium models. In addition, owners of vehicles with high mileage, the same offers as owners of vehicles with low mileage.

3. How much money can you expect for what cars?

With a "calculation Matrix", it is decided which of the sums for which models and years are available. Some examples:

• small cars (e.g. VW Polo, Audi A1, Seat Ibiza): year 2008 – 1350 euros; year 2009 – 1561 Euro; year 2010 – 1772 euros construction year 2011 – in 1938, the Euro, etc.
• compact-class (e.g. VW Golf, Seat Exeo, Audi A3, Skoda Yeti, VW Caddy, VW Jetta): year 2008 – 1769 Euro; Built in 2009 – 2045 Euro; year 2010 – 2321 EUR; year 2011 – 2597 Euro, etc.
• middle class (e.g. VW Passat, Skoda Superb, Seat Alhambra): - year of built 2008 – 2174 EUR; 2009 – 2513 Euro; 2010 – 2853 euros; 2011 – 3119 Euro, etc.)
• SUV (e.g. VW Tiguan, Audi Q3, VW Amarok): year 2008 – 1971 Euro; 2009 – 2279 Euro; 2010 – 2587 euros; 2011 – 2895 Euro, etc.

The totals rise, depending on the year accordingly. For an Audi A6 or Q5 year 2011, then you get about 4000 Euro. At the latest by the comparison of affected models (model year 2016) are scattered about 6000 Euro can be achieved, this is likely to be, however, only a few vehicles.

4. How many customers accept the offer?

the question remains Open of whether all of the affected Diesel-owners accept the offer of settlement or in the way of individual lawsuits to try to obtain an even better Deal. "For many, the offer is not very attractive, for others it is more. An individual consultation with a qualified attorney is warranted. Best of all, This is paid for by VW. We can for the Injured party to prevail," says Professor Marco but many people-perhaps, together with the Federation of German consumer organisations (vzbv) and the firm's R/U/S/S Litigation led the negotiations. "The comparison is especially attractive for people who have purchased for little money a used vehicle. This applies especially to the people who can't otherwise afford an individual lawsuit would have,“ says Rogerts lawyer colleague, Ralph Sauer.

In the complaint register by the competent Federal office for justice until the beginning of the pattern approval process approximately 470,000 applications. VW had stressed that there were many cancellations and possible Multiple registrations. From a comparison of benefit to previous agreements, only the action register, registered customers.

MyRight-founder warns against comparison

Jan-Eike Andresen, representing the right service provider MyRight also around 50,000 Diesel-plaintiff, the settlement offer is critical: "those Who accept the comparison, must know, that he waives his future rights to the full. This is against the Background of the ongoing proceedings before the European court of justice (ECJ) on the admissibility of the thermal window to highly risky and can lead to a later shutdown of diesel fuel. And also announced for may Supreme court decision to miss all of the consumers who accept the comparison," says Andresen. private In an internal "application instructions" for VW diesel engines of the type EA288 (with SCR System) will be set up when the so-called "driving curves" were allowed to be included in the Software. According to the documents, the engineers were instructed but both before and after the Changes, the function should not be used to optimize the emissions for emission tests

5. Also Diesel-owners of other brands claim to compensation?

by the decision Of the ECJ would not only be the VW models affected, but also of millions of vehicles from other manufacturers – including Daimler, Toyota, Fiat, or Renault. Yet there were mandatory recalls, in Essence, only in the VW group (VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat and Porsche), as well as in Daimler models. The controversial reduction of the exhaust gas recirculation in the framework of the so-called "thermal window", the not is synonymous with the conscious deception Software from VW, took but a variety of manufacturers.

It is legally disputed whether it was in the sense of the EU legislation or not, which aims to ensure that the vehicles in normal use ("should not normally reduce use") the exhaust gas purification. This excludes a reduction for physical reasons (for example, to the Rise of other, more dangerous pollutants, in particular to prevent situations), or for reasons of the motor protection is not generally. However, there is also the view that thermal Windows are generally illegal.

Surf-tip: for VW diesel drivers get between 1350 and 6257 euros in compensation

"the discussion is totally of the mark": a virologist's angry at Illner on Corona-debate FOCUS Online/Wochit "discussion is totally of the mark": a virologist's angry at Illner on Corona-debate In the FOCUS Online/Wochit In the

Date Of Update: 28 February 2020, 16:00