SECTORAL POLICIES / Consumers

Dieselgate, Germany’s highest civil court upholds right of consumers who have been cheated to receive compensation

Brussels, 25/05/2020 (Agence Europe)

In a ruling handed down on Monday 25 May, the German Federal Court (BGH) in Karlsruhe ruled that a consumer harmed by Volkswagen in the rigged diesel engines scandal is entitled to at least a partial refund taking into account the use of the vehicle.

In doing so, Germany’s highest civil court confirmed the preliminary opinion of the judges of the BGH.

The European Consumers’ Organisation (BEUC) calls the ruling “historic”. The organisation hopes that this landmark decision will have...