Is the television you bought broken just after two months? Did the sofa come in a different colour than you have ordered? Would you like to cancel a contract with a gym or a dating agency? Are you having trouble with your energy supplier? You can contact us with these and similar problems.
Is the television you bought broken just after two months? Did the sofa come in a different colour than you have ordered? Would you like to cancel a contract with a gym or a dating agency? Are you having trouble with your energy supplier? Did a tradesman overcharge you? You can contact us with these and similar problems, irrespective of whether they concern contracts for the purchase of goods or services.
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Our experts can advise you on the following topics, for example:
How to complain effectively: How to make a warranty or guarantee claim
You describe your case to our advisers and then receive individual legal assistance. In many cases this will help you to assert your rights independently.
in-person advice/telephone consultation/video chat consultation in the Digimobil: EUR 20.00, reduced: EUR 5.00* Email advice (in German): EUR 30.00; click here for details Preparation of an individual letter: plus EUR 10.00
* The Brandenburg Consumer Advice Center offers a reduced rate for people who receive state social benefits such as citizen's allowance, social assistance, basic security, BAföG, housing benefit or similar (with proof).
Legal representation
Our advisers will represent you out of court - including in writing - vis-à-vis the company.
Out-of-court legal representation: EUR 50.00
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Your rights in case of a complaint
You can’t switch on your brand new laptop or the dishwasher is broken after a few months? Many people have problems with defective products and rightly want to complain about them.
Do you want to cancel your gym subscription: Here’s how to do it
Are you tired of working out at your gym(fitness studio)? Or you can’t because of health problems? Then the question is: How do I get out of the gym contract? Here we explain when you can cancel it.
Betrügerische Inkassoschreiben: Auf diese Konten sollten Sie nichts überweisen
Regelmäßig erhalten Verbraucher:innen betrügerische Inkassoschreiben. Die Verbraucherzentrale Brandenburg veröffentlicht Nummern von Konten, auf die Sie kein Geld überweisen sollten, die sogenannte Schwarzliste.
Sammelklage wegen service-rundfunkbeitrag.de gegen SSS-Software Special Service GmbH
Die SSS-Software Special Service GmbH macht auf service-rundfunkbeitrag.de nicht ausreichend kenntlich, dass sie Geld für eigentlich kostenlosen Service verlangt. Der Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband klagt vor dem OLG Koblenz auf Unterlassung und hat eine Sammelklage eingereicht. Betroffene können sich für die Sammelklage beim Bundesamt für Justiz (BfJ) anmelden. Das Amtsgericht Betzdorf hat Ende April 2025 einen vorläufigen Insolvenzverwalter für das Unternehmen bestellt. Die Insolvenz reduziert für Betroffene die Chancen, Geld von dem Unternehmen zurückzubekommen, wenn sie dessen Forderung schon bezahlt haben.
