EMaC and cap hpi are now helping dealers identify mileage discrepancies by utilising the National Mileage Check and National Mileage Investigation Service. EMaC mileage data points will be used to assist in the validation of vehicle mileages by comparing data held within the cap hpi database from various industry sources against the mileage presented by a consumer, dealer or other ...
Read More »Cap hpi overhauls mileage checks for dealers
Cap hpi has overhauled its National Mileage Register (NMR) investigation process to provide a faster service to dealers. The service provides a detailed investigation when an HPI Check has identified a potential vehicle mileage issue. An NMR investigation uses data from over 20 industry sources to confirm a vehicle’s mileage history. Thanks to new investments in data and technology, a ...
Read More »Number of cars with mileage discrepancies up a fifth over past year
The number of vehicles with mileage discrepancies has risen by as fifth over the past year. One in 11 vehicles has a mileage discrepancy according to the latest data from at cap hpi. The figures come from the company’s HPI Check data that showed that one in 14 vehicles was recorded as having a mileage discrepancy in 2018. The actual ...
Read More »Ling Motors uses compliance to tackle clone plate case
East Anglia based Ling Motors has used a compliance system to clear its name in a clone licence plate case. The group took on FullCompliance from Cooper Solutions in April this year, to streamline its systems and meet HMRC requirements for documenting company car driver activity and fuel use. Soon after Lings started using FullCompliance, the system helped the dealership ...
Read More »Dealers express concern over clocking by consumers
Dealers have expressed concerns that clocking is becoming more commonplace with consumers. A national survey of UK dealers carried out by cap hpi found that a quarter of UK dealers expressed concern that clocking and mileage discrepancies had worsened in the past 12 months. Over a third (36%) of dealers were concerned that the incidence of clocking will have a ...
Read More »Government promises to close clocking loophole
Business Minister Anna Soubry has promised to close a legal loophole which allows which allows vehicles to be clocked. While knowingly selling a clocked car is fraud, it is not illegal to alter the odometer’s mileage. “We [the government] will stop it,” she said. The European Parliament said last year that all states had to have procedures in place by ...
Read More »NFDA launches campaign to combat clocking in the UK
The NFDA has launched a campaign to combat clocking and outlaw mileage adjustment companies in the UK. It said it was concerned that the current EU proposal to ban mileage correction companies by 2018 does not do enough to tackle the growing issue of clocking. The European Commission clarified its position on the issue in a parliament question session in ...
Read More »HPI warns MoT changes will increase clocking fraud risk
HPI has warned that the proposed changes to the MoT would see the risk of fraud from clockers escalate. The Government said in the Summer Budget is is to consult on whether to extend the time before a car needs its first MOT test from three years to four. Neil Hodson, managing director for HPI, said: “There are clearly some ...
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