Is your car affected by the Car Cartel?
The consumer organisation OCU has created a simple tool with which any user (it is not necessary to be a member of the OCU) can check in real time whether or not their car is affected(from this link).
You only have to enter three pieces of information: Vehicle Make, Dealer and Date of purchase.
Did you buy your car between 2006 and 2013?
Check if you were a victim of illegal price fixing by manufacturers and dealers. Euriux Abogados is the national specialised network in Spain that helps you recover between 10 and 15% of the value of your car.
Between 2015 and 2016, the CNMC fined 21 manufacturers, 172 dealers and 2 consultancy firms for anti-competitive practices, as they were found to have agreed to fix car prices. This cartel clearly harmed consumers, who paid more for their cars than they should have done. The Supreme Court is confirming these fines, opening the door to claims by users.
What documentation do I need to make a claim?
To start the procedure, it is necessary to present the purchase invoice (or receipt of the bank transfer made to the dealer), the vehicle registration certificate and its technical data sheet. If the vehicle was sold, the claimant must provide the document stating the sale price or final value at which the transaction was concluded.
What is the deadline for filing a complaint?
The deadline for requesting this compensation is one year from the time the Supreme Court rulings are published. Although the sentence to pay those affected is very recent, each sentence was issued at a certain point in time before - sentences began to be published from January 2021 - following appeals lodged by the brands and dealers, so those affected should be aware of when the sentence affecting their vehicle was issued.
