Foreign owners of German Volkswagen cars with preinstalled software that allowed them to manipulate environmental tests won the case in the European Court. He allowed to file lawsuits against the VW concern not only in Germany, but also in the countries where his car was bought, reports Euronews.

" - The reason is that VW is trying not to pay compensation, saying, they say, come and sue us in Germany "

The case was first initiated by the Austrian Consumer Information Society with a claim for compensation of damages in the amount of EUR 3.6 million. His lawyers argued that if clients knew about the manipulations, they would not have bought VW cars, or they would have fallen in price by 30%. The case has gained a pan-European turnover.

" Other manufacturers also installed devices that underestimate the level of harmful exhaust, ”continued the lawyer.. - So things go beyond VW "

In the five years since the start of the dieselgate scandal, VW has paid millions in compensation to consumers in the United States and?

Australia, but not in Europe, where there is no single judicial platform for this.

“There are consumer associations in the European Union, such as the Diesel Justice Equity Fund, which are struggling for compensation,” Ferru concluded.. “The court ruling made this task a little easier.”.

Having received as much as possible from Volkswagen, consumer organizations intend to institute proceedings against the manufacturer of Mercedes cars, if he can also be convicted of any violations.