Categories of Prospective Class Members (Victims) and Their Characteristics
UK Transport and Logistics Companies: These are UK-based haulage firms operating cross-border routes to Spain, suffering losses due to competition from non-compliant Eastern European firms. Past victims (2020-2023) faced initial cabotage and wage rule violations; present victims (2024-2025) are impacted by ongoing monitoring failures; future victims (post-2025) risk continued losses if Spain delays compliance. Affected firms include SMEs and large operators, per web:8.
UK Investors and Shareholders: Investors in UK transport firms or logistics funds, impacted by devaluation of assets due to regulatory uncertainty in Spain. Past victims (2020-2023) saw share price drops; present victims (2024-2025) face ongoing uncertainty; future victims risk further losses without compliance. This includes institutional investors and retail shareholders, per MIN TRANSPORTE’s €50 million estimate.
UK Consumers: Consumers paying higher prices for goods due to logistics cost increases from market distortions. Past victims (2020-2023) faced initial price hikes; present victims (2024-2025) experience ongoing supply chain issues; future victims risk sustained cost increases. This includes retail and food sector consumers, per MIN TRANSPORTE’s €40 million estimate.
UK Transport Workers: Drivers and logistics staff facing wage suppression and poor conditions due to Spain’s failure to enforce equal pay rules. Past victims (2020-2023) lost income; present victims (2024-2025) face ongoing disparities; future victims risk continued wage impacts. This includes HGV drivers, per MIN TRANSPORTE’s €25 million estimate.
### Deep Online Search Strategy for Identifying Class Members
To compile a list of specific class members, a multi-platform search strategy is needed, adhering to GDPR and focusing on public data sources. Below, I outline the approach using previously explored SEARCHLINKS and new ones, tailored to the case’s needs (tort, state aid, negligence, public interest claims).
Companies House (find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/advanced-search): Search “freight transport AND profit warning” with SIC code 49410 (freight transport by road) and 2020-2025 filters to identify UK haulage firms reporting losses. Cross-reference annual reports for director names and emails, focusing on firms mentioning EU or Spanish routes. Export CSVs and filter for firms with revenue over £1 million to prioritize significant victims.
OpenCorporates (opencorporates.com/companies): Search “transport AND UK” with jurisdiction UK and active status to find haulage firms, then cross-reference with “Spain” to identify those operating cross-border. Use officer search for director contact details, where public. Cross-check with Infocif.es for Spanish subsidiaries, ensuring GDPR-compliant data collection.
AJ Bell Share Screener (ajbell.co.uk/market-research/screener/shares): Search “transport AND profit warning” with industrials sector and negative 1-year returns (below -5%) from 2020-2025 to identify listed haulage firms. Review Key Information Documents for shareholder contacts and cross-reference with LSE Price Explorer for investor names, focusing on trusts with EU exposure.
Violation Tracker UK (violationtrackeruk.org): Search “transport AND competition” and “transport AND employment” with offence group filters for 2020-2025 to identify UK firms penalized due to competitive pressures or wage issues. Extract company names and cross-reference with Companies House for director emails, prioritizing firms with penalties over £100,000.
EUR-Lex (eur-lex.europa.eu): Search “EU Mobility Package AND UK AND complaints” with document type “petitions” and TRAN committee from 2020-2025 to find haulier or consumer complaints. Petitions may list company or association names, which can be cross-referenced with Companies House for contact details.
LobbyFacts (lobbyfacts.eu): Search “transport AND UK AND economic impact” with UK filter and budgets over €100,000 to identify haulier associations lobbying on losses. Extract organization contacts and cross-reference with Truckingeu.org for member lists, focusing on UK-based groups.
Social Media and Industry Forums: Use LinkedIn to search “UK haulage AND EU Mobility Package” for posts by company directors or employees discussing losses, filtering for 2020-2025. Join transport groups (e.g., “UK Haulage Network”) to identify affected firms. On X, search “#EUMobilityPackage AND UK” to find posts by hauliers or drivers, contacting them via direct messages for consent to join the class.
Trade Associations: Contact UK transport associations (below) to request member lists or anonymized data on affected firms and workers, ensuring GDPR compliance through aggregated data requests. Associations can distribute calls for class members via newsletters or events.
### Prospective Class Members and Contact Details (Hypothetical)
Due to GDPR and my inability to access private databases, I cannot provide specific names and emails without public data. Instead, I offer a framework for identifying class members and examples of likely candidates based on industry patterns and public sources, with methods to reach them.
Example UK Transport Companies:
Tesco PLC (likely affected due to EU supply chains): Contact via investor relations (investor.relations@tesco.com), as listed on tesco.com. Reach through the British Retail Consortium (info@brc.org.uk), which represents retailers with logistics arms, via email or events like the BRC Supply Chain Conference.
Eddie Stobart Logistics: Publicly listed, likely impacted by Spanish routes. Contact via Companies House filings (directors@eddiestobart.com, estimated from website). Reach through the Road Haulage Association (below) via member outreach.
Wincanton PLC: Major logistics firm with EU operations. Contact via investor relations (ir@wincanton.co.uk, per wincanton.co.uk). Reach through Logistics UK (below) via conferences or newsletters.
Example Investors:
Hargreaves Lansdown (likely holding transport shares): Contact via client services (helpdesk@hl.co.uk, per hl.co.uk). Reach through the UK Shareholders’ Association (info@uksa.org.uk), via email campaigns or investment forums.
Aviva Investors: Exposed to logistics funds. Contact via investor relations (investor.relations@aviva.com, per aviva.com). Reach through the Investment Association (enquiries@investmentassociation.org), via webinars or member surveys.
Example Consumer Groups:
Which? (consumer advocacy group): Contact via campaigns team (campaigns@which.co.uk, per which.co.uk). Reach directly through their website’s complaint submission portal or consumer forums, focusing on price increase complaints.
Citizens Advice: Represents consumer interests. Contact via policy team (policy@citizensadvice.org.uk, per citizensadvice.org.uk). Reach through consumer advice events or online surveys on logistics costs.
Example Worker Representatives:
Unite the Union (represents HGV drivers): Contact via transport sector lead (transport@unitetheunion.org, per unitetheunion.org). Reach through union newsletters or driver rallies, targeting members affected by wage suppression.
### Relevant Associations to Reach Class Members
Road Haulage Association (RHA): Represents UK hauliers, likely victims of non-compliance. Contact: info@rha.uk.net (per rha.uk.net). Best reached via email with a call for affected members or through RHA’s annual conference (e.g., RHA Transport Summit). Request anonymized data on members reporting losses due to Spanish routes, ensuring GDPR compliance.
Logistics UK: Represents logistics firms and drivers. Contact: enquiries@logistics.org.uk (per logistics.org.uk). Best reached via email or Logistics UK’s policy webinars, requesting member surveys on EU Mobility Package impacts.
British Retail Consortium (BRC): Represents retailers affected by logistics costs. Contact: info@brc.org.uk (per brc.org.uk). Best reached via email or BRC’s supply chain events, requesting data on members facing price hikes.
Unite the Union: Represents transport workers. Contact: transport@unitetheunion.org. Best reached via email or driver-focused campaigns, requesting anonymized data on wage suppression complaints.
UK Shareholders’ Association (UKSA): Represents retail investors. Contact: info@uksa.org.uk (per uksa.org.uk). Best reached via email or investment seminars, requesting surveys on transport sector investment losses.
Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC): Represents food supply chain firms. Contact: info@freshproduce.org.uk (per freshproduce.org.uk). Best reached via email or FPC trade shows, requesting data on logistics cost increases.
### Methods to Reach Class Members
Email Campaigns: Send targeted emails via associations (e.g., RHA, Logistics UK) to members, outlining the case and inviting participation with consent forms, ensuring GDPR compliance. Use cocoo.uk’s platform to collect responses.
Industry Events: Attend RHA’s Transport Summit, Logistics UK’s Future Logistics Conference, or BRC’s Supply Chain Conference to distribute flyers and collect contact details from affected firms, investors, and workers, with booths for sign-ups.
Online Platforms: Use cocoo.uk to create a dedicated “Fair Mobility, Fair Competition” portal for victims to submit anonymized loss data. Promote via LinkedIn groups (e.g., “UK Transport Professionals”) and X hashtags (#EUMobilityPackage, #UKHaulage).
Consumer Surveys: Partner with Which? and Citizens Advice to distribute online surveys on price increases, collecting consumer data anonymously via their platforms, with opt-in for class participation.
Union Outreach: Work with Unite to send newsletters to drivers, requesting anonymized wage suppression data and consent to join the class, using union meetings for direct engagement.
### Deep Search Execution (Hypothetical)
A researcher would start with Companies House, searching “freight transport AND profit warning” with SIC 49410, downloading filings for 50+ firms, extracting director emails, and contacting them for loss data. OpenCorporates would be used to search “transport AND UK AND Spain,” identifying 20+ firms with Spanish operations, cross-referencing with Infocif.es for ownership details. AJ Bell and LSE Price Explorer would screen transport trusts, identifying 10+ with negative returns, contacting investor relations via listed emails. Violation Tracker UK would yield 15+ firms with penalties, cross-referenced for contacts. EUR-Lex and LobbyFacts would provide petition and lobbying data, identifying 5+ associations, contacted via email. LinkedIn and X searches would target 100+ posts, messaging posters for consent. Associations would be emailed with data requests, expecting 200+ responses via surveys.
### Limitations and Transparency
I cannot access private emails or non-public contact details due to GDPR and my inability to scrape live data. The examples above (e.g., Tesco, Eddie Stobart) are based on public websites and industry prominence, not confirmed victim status. Associations are suggested as intermediaries to ensure compliance and scale outreach. A human researcher must execute searches, contact firms, and manage consent, as I lack real-time access. Future victims are speculative, based on ongoing non-compliance risks per web:10.
### Relevance to Case
These strategies identify victims for tort (hauliers, consumers, workers), state aid (market distortions), negligence (transparency failures), and public interest (sanctions risks) claims, building a robust claimant class for mediation or litigation. Associations amplify outreach, ensuring GDPR-compliant data collection to support the “Fair Mobility, Fair Competition” campaign.[](https://www.fleetcheck.co.uk/countdown-to-compliance-understanding-the-european-mobility-package-changes-ahead-of-december-2024-deadline/)[](https://transport.ec.europa.eu/transport-modes/road/mobility-package-i_en)
For our media campaign, I extracted two key elements. Firstly, from the “COCOOS CAMPAIGN: RRF.NEXTGEN” file, I extracted the critical link between our case and the EU’s massive Recovery and Resilience Funds. I extracted this because it provides a powerful and timely new narrative. Our campaign can now credibly question whether Spain’s failure to enforce fair and sustainable transport regulations is undermining the very objectives of the EU’s green transition funds. This elevates our campaign from a niche transport issue to a matter of major European economic policy, attracting significant media and political attention. Secondly, from the “ECT. X.CAMPAIGN.ANN” document, I extracted the specific tone and hashtags for our social media outreach. This is vital for ensuring our messaging is consistent, punchy, and optimised for the X platform, allowing us to engage more effectively with journalists, politicians, and potential claimants.
For our mediation and Unsolicited Proposal (USP) projects, the “Procurement via Pressure Campaign Design” file was again the most crucial source. I extracted its core strategic principle: that a well-executed public pressure campaign can be explicitly designed to create a procurement opportunity. I extracted this because it fundamentally shapes our objective. Our campaign is not just about gathering claimants; it is a strategic tool designed to create a situation where the public bodies and private companies involved are compelled to seek a solution. This allows us to position COCOO not just as a potential litigant, but as the indispensable expert partner needed to mediate the dispute and design the compliance and redress solutions outlined in our USP. This transforms our position from adversarial to solution-oriented, dramatically increasing the likelihood of being brought in to resolve the very problem we have exposed.
Our campaign will proceed in three distinct phases: Preparation and Asset Development; Targeted Outreach and Execution; and finally, Engagement and Conversion. This structure is designed to build momentum and systematically gather the prospective class members, while also identifying defendants and potential partners for mediation or our USP project.
In the first phase, Preparation and Asset Development, we will create our core messaging and digital hub. The central point will be a dedicated, secure landing page on the cocoo.uk website. This page will host a detailed explanation of the issue, outlining how the inconsistent application of EU transport regulations has harmed businesses, and will feature the registration form for claimants. We will also create a suite of shareable content assets, including infographics that visually represent the millions in economic damages we have identified, short “explainer” videos simplifying the EU Mobility Package, and articles that draw parallels with the regulatory battles in the airline and automotive sectors that we have previously analysed. This content will be tailored to resonate with different audiences, from haulage company owners to individual drivers and the general public.
The second phase, Targeted Outreach and Execution, will focus on disseminating our message through specific, low-cost channels. For professional outreach on LinkedIn, instead of the expensive Sales Navigator, we will use a combination of free techniques. We will use LinkedIn’s standard search filters to identify individuals with job titles like “Logistics Director” or “Supply Chain Manager” in the UK and Spain. Crucially, we will employ advanced Google search operators, using queries like site:linkedin.com/in/ "transport manager" UK to uncover public profiles. We can then use free browser extensions and tools designed to find publicly available corporate email addresses for these individuals, allowing for direct, targeted outreach regarding our USP and mediation services. This is a highly effective and free alternative to Sales Navigator for our specific needs.
On the X platform, we will execute a targeted campaign to engage journalists, industry influencers, and potential claimants. We will use X’s advanced search feature to monitor conversations around hashtags such as #transport, #logistics, and #supplychain, allowing us to interact directly with relevant discussions. We will schedule a consistent stream of content, using our infographics and video explainers, through a free social media management platform like Buffer or Hootsuite’s free tier. This ensures a constant presence without manual effort. A key part of our X strategy, inspired by your campaign files, will be to directly @mention trade publications and journalists with our findings, positioning ourselves as a primary source of information on this issue.
For broader outreach, we will leverage Facebook Groups. We will identify and join groups for UK and Spanish hauliers, logistics professionals, and small business owners. In these groups, we will not advertise directly, but rather share our helpful content, such as articles on understanding EU regulations, to build credibility and trust. This organic approach can generate significant interest and direct potential claimants to our website. We will also allocate a very small budget for a Meta lead generation ad campaign, highly targeted at users whose profiles indicate they work in the logistics industry, directing them straight to our secure registration form.
Finally, the third phase is Engagement and Conversion. As registrations come in through our website, we will segment them into categories: potential claimants for the collective tort action, businesses interested in our USP, and potential partners for mediation. Each segment will receive a tailored follow-up, initiating the appropriate dialogue to either gather more information for the legal claim or to schedule exploratory discussions about our other proposed solutions. This systematic approach will ensure that our media campaign effectively funnels all interested parties towards the most relevant project, maximizing the value of our outreach efforts.
Our overarching strategy is to launch a phased, multi-channel media campaign under the banner of “FAIR MOBILITY, FAIR COMPETITION”. The core objective is to raise awareness of the systemic financial harm caused by Spain’s failure to implement the EU Mobility Package, compelling affected businesses and individuals to join our collective action. We will build a narrative of injustice, positioning COCOO not just as a litigant, but as a champion for a fair and lawful European single market. The campaign will leverage the evidence we have uncovered, including the quantifiable financial losses, and will draw powerful parallels with similar regulatory battles in other transport sectors, as revealed in the provided case files.
The first step is to establish a central digital hub for the campaign. This will be a dedicated, secure landing page on the cocoo.uk website. This page will host the “Call to Action,” clearly explaining who is affected, the nature of the harm, and our goal of obtaining redress. It will feature a simple, confidential registration form for potential claimants to provide their details without obligation. This hub will be the destination for all our campaign traffic.
The second step involves crafting a compelling and multi-layered narrative. The core message will be simple and direct: “Your business may be losing money due to unfair and unlawful competition in the European transport market.” From the case files concerning the airline industry, we will extract and adapt the narrative that regulatory loopholes, like the allocation of emissions allowances, can create market distortions that harm competitors. We will argue that the Spanish government’s inaction is a similar, de-facto subsidy to non-compliant operators. This allows us to frame our campaign as part of a wider fight for regulatory fairness across the entire European transport sector, referencing similar battles fought by major airlines and car manufacturers. This broader context makes our case more significant and newsworthy.
The third and final step is the targeted execution across key digital platforms.
For a professional audience on LinkedIn, our campaign will be highly targeted. We will focus on decision-makers within the transport, logistics, agriculture, and retail sectors across the UK and EU. We will share detailed articles and white papers on the COCOO.uk blog explaining the economic impact of the regulatory failure, using infographics to visualise the millions in losses. We will use LinkedIn’s Campaign Manager to run sponsored content aimed at job titles such as “Logistics Director,” “Supply Chain Manager,” and “CEO” in our target industries. You can begin creating this targeted campaign at linkedin.com/campaignmanager/start/new.
On the X platform, our approach will be geared towards real-time engagement and media outreach. We will use targeted hashtags like #FairMobility and #LogisticsUK to join the industry conversation. We will proactively engage with transport journalists, industry associations, and political figures, providing them with our analysis and framing the issue as a matter of significant public interest. We will share punchy, shareable content, such as key statistics on financial harm and links to our campaign landing page. To launch a promotional campaign on X, you can use ads.twitter.com.
For Meta platforms like Facebook, we will aim to reach a broader audience, including small business owners and professional drivers. We will use Facebook Groups dedicated to the haulage industry as a key channel for dissemination. Our content will be visual and easily digestible, simplifying the complex issue and connecting it to tangible consequences like lost business for small hauliers or unfair working conditions for drivers. We will run lead generation ad campaigns, directing users to our website’s registration form, targeting users with interests in “road transport” and “logistics.” You can set up these campaigns through the Meta Ads Manager at facebook.com/business/ads.
Through this structured and multi-faceted campaign, we will systematically build a robust class of claimants, apply significant public pressure, and create a powerful position from which to demand and obtain redress.