What is the importance of an odometer reading?
An odometer reading is a trade description. It will be regarded as an accurate indication of the distance travelled by the vehicle, unless positive and effective steps are taken to ensure that customers are informed that it is meaningless and not to be relied upon. Can a mileage reading be altered? Any trader who alters any mileage reading, whether from a higher or lower figure, or to zero, commits an offence. On the odd occasion when a car is offered for sale and its odometer/speedometer unit is found to be faulty and needs to be replaced, either with a new or secondhand unit, a trader can protect himself from prosecution by frankly disclosing the true mileage and the reason for the difference to any prospective customer. A clear notice containing the true details should be placed beside the new reading. Selling a car with a false mileage? A trader who purchases a motor vehicle which already has a false mileage reading and offers it for sale or sells it may commit an offence unless po
