A sentence requires for the first time to return the money of a car affected by the “dieselgate” in Alicante

The pioneering sentence can affect 700,000 vehicles throughout SpainEuropa Press The dealership that sold the car has to return to the buyer the 34,440 euros it cost 10 years agoThe Association of People Affected by Volkswagen is going to ask for the nullity of the contracts from next month its 4,000 customers affectedIn Spain the number of affected vehicles of Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen and Audi reaches 700,000The Court of First Instance and Instruction number 1 of Ibi has declared null the sale of an Audi A4 sold in Alicante, affected by what is known as Dieselgate. The sentence forces the dealer who sold the car to return to the buyer the 34,440 euros that the vehicle cost 10 years ago. The car admits that “the seller did not act in good faith” and that it has been “duly proven that the actor’s vehicle It emitted more polluting gases than those that the Volkswagen Group accredited for its homologation, for which the actor had to go repeatedly to the dealership’s workshops to have repairs carried out. Collective lawsuit The Group of People Affected by Volkswagen points out in a statement that it is the first time that a Spanish court declares the purchase contract of a vehicle null and void, taking into account the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and announces that it will use the Ibi court ruling to request the refund of the price of the vehicle of its more than 4,000 clients who are or have been owners of affected vehicles. Affected by Volkswagen “Although later than we would like, it is proving that our customers were right and that Volkswagen deceived them with the sale of their vehicles”, said Alberto Rey, president of the Association, who added that ” All buyers of these vehicles, first-hand or second-hand, whether or not they have been repaired, can now request the annulment of the contract and the return of the money invested in the vehicle.” In the Valencian Community it is estimated that there may be some 100,000 affected , while in all of Spain the figure reaches 700,000 Seat, Volkswagen, Skoda and Audi vehicles that were sold between 2009 and 2015 with the device declared illegal by the CJEU. From the group they point out that starting next month a new class action lawsuit will be filed against the Volkswagen Group claiming the nullity of the contracts of the affected vehicles, starting with the SEAT brand.