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Vintage car: original or fake?
How do you recognise a forgery in classic cars? Prof Martin Bonnet and Mathe Peter explain how technical authentication works using scientific methods - in a well-founded and comprehensible way.

Calendar 2025 - EVENTS
An annual tradition since 1982: our wall calendar with all the important car events of the year

Prof Dr Bonnet & Mathe Peter: Vintage car original or fake
Vintage car original or fake? Fourier analysis & spark emission spectroscopy explained by example!

Fictitious calculation of damages, judgement of 18.02.2020 - VI ZR 115/19
In this case, the Federal Court of Justice ruled that in a fictitious damage calculation, price increases that occur before the last hearing are generally at the expense of the claimant. The injured party may be referred to a cheaper garage if it offers the same quality standard.

Expert risk, judgement of 12 March 2024 - VI ZR 280/22
Transfer of the principles of workshop risk to the expert (expert risk); The VI. Civil Senate, which is also responsible for legal disputes arising from accidents, has transferred the principles on workshop risk developed in its judgments of 16 January 2024 - VI ZR 253/22 and VI ZR 239/22 (press release no. 7/2024) to excessive cost estimates of an expert commissioned by the injured party to assess their vehicle to determine the accident-related damage.

17th Claims Congress: Lecture by Laura kukuk
The key topics for the future in # claims, as well as current developments and # success factors in the # market, will be the focus of our outstanding 17th # Claims Congress on 8 and 9 November 2023 in Cologne.

Journey Interview
JOURNEY Magazine - Interview: The great freedom
Both are on four wheels - that's all they have in common for now. Vehicle technology engineer Laura Kukuk is in demand worldwide as an expert on classic cars and is convinced of their sustainability. Daniel Zellinger from FlixBus swears by modern buses as a more environmentally friendly alternative to cars. Where is the journey going? To the same destination, actually. A conversation about the mobility of tomorrow.

Calendar 2024 - EVENTS
An annual tradition since 1982: our wall calendar with all the important car events of the year

Christmas greetings 2023
Christmas Greetings 2023
