Google accused of overcharging 20 million UK consumers over Play Store fees

Google is defending a £1.2B claim at London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal brought for about 20 million British consumers who say Play Store commissions of up to 30% were passed into the prices they paid since October 2015. It settled an equivalent claim from UK app developers for £260M six weeks ago without admitting wrongdoing.

Google is defending a £1.2B claim in London brought for about 20 million British consumers over Play Store commissions. Six weeks ago it agreed to pay £260M to settle a claim from the developers who paid those commissions. It is contesting this one.

Liz Coll is the class representative, the class covers purchases from 1 October 2015 to 31 July 2026, and the trial at the Competition Appeal Tribunal is listed for seven weeks, as Bloomberg reported. The case is that a levy of up to 30% ended up in the prices consumers paid.

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