Volkswagen has to pay the buyer sjoemeldiesel thousands of euros in damages

Once again, Volkswagen has to pay thousands of euros in damages to a buyer of a cheat diesel. This time a buyer from Groningen is attributed significant behavior.

It is not the first time that VW has had to pay damages after selling a car with fraudulent software, according to the court. This software ensured that a car emits less on paper and in tests than in reality.

Thousands of euros in compensation for Groningen buyers of Volkswagen Sjoemeldiesel

Most recently, the judge in Haarlem ruled that Volkswagen had to pay compensation of 3,000 euros. Now the car manufacturer has to transfer this amount again to the buyer of a cheat diesel. The buyer bought a Volkswagen Polo.

The District Court of Groningen has accused VW of unfair business practices and fraud. European emission regulations were violated in the process.

The lawsuit is one of four “trials” initiated by the Volkswagen Group Diesel Efficiency Foundation and the consumer association on behalf of private buyers of cheat diesels. The consumer association is therefore pleased with the verdict. “So far no compensation has been paid in the Netherlands. We can have procedure after procedure until we weigh ourselves, but our goal is for VW to understand that it is better to sit down and come to an agreement,” the organization said.

More than 150,000 victims in the Netherlands

The union estimates that between 2009 and 2015 there were 150,000 to 180,000 owners of fraudulent Volkswagen Group diesels in the Netherlands.

In America, Volkswagen pays compensation

In America, VW has long since started compensating customers who have bought the diesel in question. However, in an earlier statement, the company states that the software in Dutch cars is structured differently. The laws and regulations are different in America. Whether the manufacturer will ultimately compensate every buyer in the Netherlands is therefore still a question.