Companies entitled to compensation following the truck cartel must take action before 19 July. After that time, they run the risk of being unable to file a compensation claim due to prescription. MKB-Claim warns against this.
Companies who bought a truck from truck manufacturers DAF, Volvo, Scania, MAN, Iveco, Renault and Daimler between 1997 and 2011 can recover their overpayments until mid-July. The European Commission fined the manufacturers on 19 July 2016. Due to new legislation, a year after the fine was imposed, a statute of limitations may apply.
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According to MKB-Claim, companies can already avoid prescription by sending a so-called interruption letter to the truck manufacturer(s). "We advise companies to at least send a interruption letter to DAF, even if no trucks have been bought from DAF," the company said in a press release. DAF, like the other truck manufacturers, is jointly and severally liable for the entire damages caused by the cartel. "By sending a letter to DAF, companies can avoid having to go abroad for their claim."
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