§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what has been the number of prosecutions in each of the last three years for selling cars on which the car mileage meter has been altered.
§ Mr. ForthThe number of prosecutions under the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 for offences involving the alteration of car odometers, as notified to the Office of Fair Trading, are as follows:
Year Number of prosecutions 1986 369 1987 401 1988 431