Moral dilema

[Bunkermagnet]

So imagine you've just sold a vehicle. 3 weeks after selling it, you see it up for sales but with 20k miles less as the recorded mileage.
Do you ignore it, its someone else's problem or do you notify DVLA?

 

[Arthur Wedge]

You notify the DVLA and also the site it’s being sold on

 

[Lord Tyrion]

You notify the DVLA and also the site it’s being sold on

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

What he said. Imagine if you were the person buying this.

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

As above, for certain.

 

[IanM]

No dilemma at all.

 

[Red devil]

Who's it up with? "A. Daley high class car sales?"
I'm with the others, needs reporting

 

[irip]

So imagine you've just sold a vehicle. 3 weeks after selling it, you see it up for sales but with 20k miles less as the recorded mileage.
Do you ignore it, its someone else's problem or do you notify DVLA?

If it was me personally I would contact the seller first and give them a chance to rectify it.

Unlikely I know but it could be a simple mistake (wrong number typed when advertising etc).

If you are not happy with the response then contact both DVLA and the police.

They may require evidence so if you have some don’t throw it away yet.

Let us know what happens

 

[Neilds]

Evidence is easy, mileage is recorded on the Gov.uk website for every MOT test.

 

[Old Colner]

Totally agree with he others, needs reporting.

I recently traded in a car with very low mileage (12 years old 60,000).

I presume it went straight to auction, a few weeks later I received a letter from a car sales asking a few questions about the cars history, one of them being about the mileage, I presume they are covering themselves & offering confidence to potential buyers.

 

[Billysboots]

So imagine you've just sold a vehicle. 3 weeks after selling it, you see it up for sales but with 20k miles less as the recorded mileage.
Do you ignore it, its someone else's problem or do you notify DVLA?

Where is it being sold? If via a dealer then I think Trading Standards need to know.

 

[SteveW86]

Is the person selling the person who bought it from you, or has it gone via motorway, WBAC etc?

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Is the person selling the person who bought it from you, or has it gone via motorway, WBAC etc?

It was PX'ed with a dealer, who put it straight to auction.

 

[SteveW86]

It was PX'ed with a dealer, who put it straight to auction.

I’d guess it’s the person who bought it at auction who is the dodgy party here then. I’d certainly be flagging it

 

[Oops!]

So imagine you've just sold a vehicle. 3 weeks after selling it, you see it up for sales but with 20k miles less as the recorded mileage.
Do you ignore it, its someone else's problem or do you notify DVLA?

I don‘t know what the DVLA is, but here in Germany I would just informe the Police and they will take over better and faster than you ever would be able to !

 

[SteveW86]

I don‘t know what the DVLA is, but here in Germany I would just informe the Police and they will take over better and faster than you ever would be able to !

As sad as it is, I imagine there wouldn’t be much response from our police atm

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I don‘t know what the DVLA is, but here in Germany I would just informe the Police and they will take over better and faster than you ever would be able to !

The DVLA, driving and vehicle licencing agency, is a govt agency that looks after all things motoring in terms of driving licence, MOT certification, vehicle duty, car ownership records etc. You are right that ideally the police would be involved but they are probably unlikely to do much in this situation. The DVLA and local trading standards, local council run, are probably the ones to contact

 

[Oops!]

The DVLA, driving and vehicle licencing agency, is a govt agency that looks after all things motoring in terms of driving licence, MOT certification, vehicle duty, car ownership records etc. You are right that ideally the police would be involved but they are probably unlikely to do much in this situation. The DVLA and local trading standards, local council run, are probably the ones to contact

Well, here in Germany, the so-called “principle of official investigation” applies, which means: If the police become aware of a possible (!) crime, they *must* investigate it due to a legal obligation and, if necessary, take further action.

But I’ll admit: Often nothing happens at all, or it happens far too late (due to overload).

However, I do believe that one should still file a report - if only to cover your own back!

 

[4LEX]

Strange to see this these days as all data is logged electronically from MOT's and it will flag up on any car checker.

I had a similar problem because someone MOT'ing an old car put the wrong mileage in and it caused a lot of issues when it came to selling the car.