Tyre cartel

No. An unclear starting position is normal. During the initial call, we consider tolls, truck proceedings and tyre purchases separately.

Monthly statements since 2023 are useful for tolls. Vehicle and procedural records matter for the truck cartel. For tyres, invoices or an accounting export are sufficient initially.

We then need the provider, contractual model and current status. Whether any further step is required can only be assessed after reviewing the individual case.

No. This website provides general orientation. Legal assessments are made exclusively by appropriately admitted lawyers.

Possible claims relating to new replacement tires are examined. The European Commission carried out reviews in the tire sector; a cartel infringement is not thereby proven. Legal classification is made only after individual case review.

For the structured initial intake tire purchases from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2025 are considered. Whether individual purchases are legally relevant depends, among other things, on manufacturer, procurement and applicable limitation periods.

Intended are new replacement tires and comparable subsequent procurements. This can include tires for trucks, trailers and semi-trailers, buses, vans, sprinters and larger car fleets. Original equipment fitted on vehicle purchase is not meant.

As a rule purchases and operational use in the European Economic Area are considered. Cross-border cases and purchases by companies based outside the EEA are classified separately.

Both can be relevant for intake. Dealer invoices, direct purchases and central suppliers can be captured. Framework agreements with manufacturers, for example on a per-kilometre price basis, are also examined in individual cases.

No. Which limitation periods apply to a possible claim and which steps may be necessary depend on the individual case. The legal review is carried out by the commissioned law firm. Mere data capture or pre-registration does not automatically preserve all limitation periods.

Helpful is a CSV or Excel export from accounting as well as invoices, where available. Required are in particular supplier, invoice number, purchase or invoice date, item description, brand, manufacturer, tire type, quantity, net amount and currency.

The data are taken over in a structured manner and cleaned traceably. Credit notes, duplicates and incomplete items are flagged, not silently removed. Open allocations remain visible.

Yes. Do not destroy invoices and other proofs before the case has been reviewed. Original documents can be important for plausibility checks and later legal assessment; missing documents can make quantification more difficult.

Please inform us with which provider or law firm the claim is filed and what contract or procedural status it has. Already registered cases are not evaluated categorically. Whether further action is required is reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Point Zero Legal supports initial intake, data preparation and interface management. Point Zero Legal works with Octagon Capital; Octagon Capital works with the law firm Martin Pfnür. Point Zero Legal has no contractual cooperation with the law firm Martin Pfnür and does not provide legal advice.

Possible financing and its conditions are contractually determined only after review of the concrete case. There is no guarantee of a specific quota, participation or cost coverage. Only the conditions agreed in writing and the legal assessment of the instructed law firm are decisive.