Vehicle emissions claims
Leigh Day currently represents over 146, 000 people in exhaust emissions claims against motor manufacturers.
Individual claims
If you own a vehicle made by one of the manufacturers listed below, click the link to find more information about a potential claim that could be worth up to 75% of the vehicle's purchase price
What our clients say
Kept me informed the whole way through the 5 year class action case and secured a very reasonable settlement on my behalf.
Mr S Culliford via Trustpilot
Fleet claims
Leigh Day provides a specific service to fleet managers and those responsible for fleets of vehicles within businesses. We can provide a quick and easy way of checking many vehicles to see if they are affected by the diesel emissions claims.
Claim for a fleet of vehicles
To find out quickly and easily whether vehicles within your fleet are eligible for these claims, please contact our team who will be happy to help.
What is the Leigh Day emissions claim about?
Several leading vehicle manufacturers have been accused of fitting 'defeat' devices to their vehicles to cheat the EU and UK emissions laws.
We believe thousands of UK vehicle owners have been affected by this and are eligible to receive compensation. Leigh Day are acting on behalf of these owners, and if successful, we believe UK vehicle owners who join the claim could receive compensation worth up to 75% of the purchase price of their vehicle.
Why choose Leigh Day?
Leading experts in vehicles emissions group claims
We are the joint-lead lawyers in the emissions litigation on behalf of UK Volkswagen owners, who recently won the first round of their emissions case against Volkswagen in the UK High Court.
In April 2020, the High Court in London found that the decision by the KBA, the German road vehicle authority, that the software was a ‘defeat device’ was binding in the English High Court.
No win - No fee
This means that we will only deduct a percentage of your damages if the claim is successful, but you will not have to pay anything if the claim is lost. To find out all about costs, please visit the individual pages by the manufacturer of your vehicle.
What our clients say
Absolutely 100% brilliant, kept in touch throughout the whole process, communication was great and got a brilliant result for me very happy to highly recommend this firm.
Russell Parmenter via Trustpilot
BMW emissions claims
Leigh Day is investigating a potential group claim against BMW over allegations that certain diesel vehicles contain “cheat devices” that enable them to cheat emissions tests. If you own a BMW you could be eligible to compensation. To find out more, visit our BMW emissions page.
Find out if your vehicle is eligible
If you own a BMW vehicle use our VRN checker to see if it is eligible
Mercedes emissions claims
We are bringing a group claim against the German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz over the use of an alleged ‘cheat device’. If you own a Mercedes-Benz vehicle, you could be entitled to compensation. To find out more, visit our Mercedes Benz page or to find out if your vehicle is eligible, use our VRN checker.
Find out if your vehicle is eligible
If you have a Mercedes vehicle use our VRN checker to see if it is eligible
Ford Vehicle claims
We are investigating a potential group claim involving Ford vehicles over allegations that certain diesel vehicles contain “cheat devices” that enable them to mislead emissions tests. To find out more, visit our Ford vehicle page.
Join the Ford vehicles claim
If you have a Ford vehicle register your interest with our team
Porsche, Audi, Skoda, SEAT and Volkswagen vehicle emissions claims
We are investigating a potential group claim involving Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, SEAT and Skoda Group vehicles over allegations that certain diesel vehicles contain “cheat devices” that enable them to mislead emissions tests. To find out more visit our page or visit our VRN checker, to see if your vehicle is eligible.
Join the Porsche, Audi and other Volkswagen Group vehicles claim
If you have a Porsche, Audi, SEAT, Skoda or Volkswagen vehicle use our VRN checker to see if your vehicle is eligible
Nissan and Renault emissions claims
We are investigating a potential group claim against Nissan and Renault over an alleged ‘cheat device’ fitted on some of their cars to reduce emissions to pass EU tests artificially. To find out more, visit our page here or visit our VRN checker using the button below to join this potential group action.
Join the Nissan/Renault claim
If you have a Nissan or Renault vehicle use our VRN checker to see if your vehicle is eligible
Vauxhall, Peugeot and Citroën emissions claims
We are fighting for compensation on behalf of owners of Vauxhall, Peugeot and Citroën vehicles, who we believe were deliberately misled over the environmental performance of their vehicles. To find out more visit our page or visit our VRN checker to find out if your vehicle is eligible.
Join the Vauxhall, Peugeot and Citroën claim
If you have a Vauxhall, Peugeot or Citroën vehicle use our VRN checker to see if it is eligible
Jaguar Land Rover emissions claims
Leigh Day is investigating a potential group claim against Jaguar Land Rover over an alleged ‘cheat device’ fitted on some of their cars in order to artificially reduce emissions to pass EU tests. To find out more visit our page here or visit our VRN checker using the button below to find out if your vehicle is eligible.
Join the Jaguar Land Rover claim
If you have a Jaguar or Land Rover vehicle, use our VRN checker to see if your vehicle is eligible
Volvo emissions claims
Leigh Day is investigating a potential group claim against Volvo over allegations that certain diesel vehicles contain “cheat devices” that enable them to cheat emissions tests. If you own a Volvo vehicle you could be entitled to compensation. To find out more, visit our Volvo emissions page.
Find out if your vehicle is eligible
If you own a Volvo vehicle use our VRN checker to see if it is eligible
MINI emissions claims
Leigh Day is currently investigating a potential group claim against BMW, the owner of MINI, over allegations that certain MINI diesel vehicles contain “defeat devices” that enable them to cheat emissions tests. It is envisaged that, if MINI vehicles are found to be affected, people who leased or owned MINI diesel vehicles may have a claim against BMW, the owner of MINI. To find out more, visit the MINI page.
Find out if your vehicle is eligible
If you own a MINI vehicle use our VRN checker to see if it is eligible
What our clients say
Thank you to all at Leigh Day for your great efforts in obtaining financial compensation from Volkswagen.
Dave via Trustpilot
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Leigh Day is pursuing a claim on behalf of individuals who invested in the Woodford Equity Income Fund, which was suspended in June 2019, and its winding-up was announced in October 2019.
To find out more about this claim, please click the link, and if you have been affected, you could join thousands of other investors in this group claim to recover lost investments