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Written question asked by Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 September 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 September 2015. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Friday, 25 September 2015 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Mileometers

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect consumers by tackling the use of odometer adjustments to reduce the mileage shown in cars.

Answer

Mileage fraud is an offence and is dealt with by local Trading Standards enforcement. Government requires the vehicle mileage to be recorded on the MOT form. This allows consumers to check previous mileages for a vehicle on line at the GOV.UK website.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2289
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Consumers Cars Fraud Protection Mileometers Sales
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk