§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what proposals he has for measures to reduce the incidence of car clocking. [2648]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe Government deplores the "clocking" of motor vehicles. In 1992, a voluntary mileage recording system, administered by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, was introduced to assist private sector organisations with the compilation of mileage registers which might eventually be made available to the public. Since then, over 10 million mileage figures have been captured.
The question of making the provision of mileages a mandatory requirement of the registration system is currently under review.
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what estimates his Department has made of(a) the cost to consumers of car clocking and (b) the number of incidents occurring each year. [2649]
§ Ms JacksonThe Institute of Trading Standards Administration (ITSA) has calculated that each year profits of around £100 million are made through the clocking of vehicles. This is calculated on the basis that the value of a care increases by an average of £30 for every 1,000 miles taken off the clock.
There are no reliable estimates of the number of cars clocked in the UK each year.