Our Approach · Case Law 2025

The court sets out exactly what Comcentra Logs delivers.

At every point in a vehicle's life — delivery, workshop, transfer, return — the same question arises: Was the damage already there before? Without solid proof, whoever claims the damage loses. Since October 2025, in court as well.

The market

An expensive, unsolved problem.

Whoever documents reliably up front saves time and hassle — and strengthens the customer-supplier relationship along the way.

26,4 Mrd €
Property damage from road accidents per year
2,2 Mio
property-damage-only accidents per year
5,7 Mio
commercially registered cars in Germany
52,4 %
of all new cars are leased — every return is a contested handover
The trigger · Case law 2025

The ruling that describes our product.

OLG Stuttgart · 28.10.2025 · Az. 6 U 84/24

The burden of proof lies with the lessor. Any damage beyond normal wear and tear must be evidenced with photo documentation, an individual description and a traceable valuation. A blanket addition of repair costs is not permitted.

Comcentra Logs starts exactly here.

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Tamper-proof documentsEvery vehicle condition captured tamper-proof — with photo, timestamp and attribution. Exactly the evidential quality courts demand.
2
Digital vehicle fileDelivery, workshop, transfer and return come together in one unbroken history. One vehicle, one file.
3
Both sides protectedCustomer and service provider rely on the same proof. No word against word — no loss of trust.

Less dispute, clear liability, documented fairness: Comcentra Logs protects not just vehicles, but the relationship between customer and service provider.

Where we win

Frequency beats fleet size.

It is not the number of vehicles that determines the benefit, but the number of handovers. A fleet of 500 vehicles with two handovers a year draws less value from Comcentra Logs than a rental operation with 200 vehicles and 20.000 handovers. Every additional condition record saves time, produces evidence and sharpens the risk analysis. The leverage is therefore greatest where vehicles constantly change hands:

Vehicle logistics & transfer Car rental & car subscription Pool vehicles Leasing & remarketing Company fleets Workshop & dealership
Market standard vs. Comcentra Logs

The difference is the chain of evidence.

The decisive difference lies not in the nicer app interface, but in what remains at the end — and whether it holds up when it matters.

Digital handover form / editable PDF

  • Single document instead of vehicle history
  • Photos without real evidential value
  • No before/after attribution
  • Editable after the fact, no audit trail

Comcentra Logs evidence platform

  • Immutable vehicle file per VIN
  • SHA-256 hash chain, Bitcoin-secured timestamp & Certified Capture
  • Immutably sealed — and, above all, independently & publicly verifiable
  • Self-hosted in Germany, offline-capable
Why now

Whoever builds the history today prevents the damage tomorrow.

The pressure for court-admissible, efficient handovers is rising — driven by leasing and return disputes, by staff costs and by the sheer volume of vehicle movements. Whoever builds an unbroken vehicle history now will have tomorrow's data basis for a risk intelligence that does not just document damage, but prevents it. That is exactly where Comcentra Logs is heading: from the court-admissible handover through the vehicle file to Vehicle Risk Intelligence.

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