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On 28 October 2020, Europe's top court ruled that tolls on heavy goods vehicles using German roads were overcharged. Contrary to EU law, the costs of the traffic police were also included in the fee.

The (price-fixing) Truck Cartel lasted for 14 years from 17 January 1997 until 18 January 2011 and was only revealed to the public years later in 2014. These are the most important stages and events of its history:

Hauliers have borne a lot of burdens and extra taxes, but the current situation has made doing business much more difficult for them. Their day-to-day operations are adversely affected by the economic downturn, the closure of stores and factories, as well as quarantines and lockdowns.

But what about compensation claims?

So far there have been more than 50 judgments made in favour of the claimants in the famous Truck Cartel price fixing case in Germany.

There are already 2 completely successful judgements:

The Truck Cartel was first exposed to potential victims in 2016 when the European Commission completed the formal investigation condemning the truck manufacturers and imposing a EUR 2.93 billion fine on them for conducting a secret price agreement.

The (price-fixing) Truck Cartel lasted for 14 years from 17 January 1997 until 18 January 2011 and was only revealed years later in 2014.

The team at TruckRefunds.com is always ready to answer all the important client's questions in the most accurate way.

By the end of 2018, all the received cases were submitted and since then Truckrefunds.com is continuously launching all the damage claims from our contracting clients at the court.

The European Commission found that MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco, and DAF broke EU antitrust rules. These truck makers colluded for 14 years on truck pricing and on passing on the costs of compliance with stricter emission rules.

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