Odometer manipulation in motor vehicles: revision of the EU legal framework

Summary:

The European Parliament's plenary session approved on 31 May 2018 an initiative urging the European Commission to propose legislation to tackle used car odometer fraud more effectively.

Further information:

MEPs called for a new set of rules that includes national mileage data registers, to be made accessible across borders. Buyers of a used car should be able to verify the accuracy of its odometer reading, regardless of the Member State in which it was previously registered, according to this initiative.

• Primary Source

EPRS: At a Glance, May 2018: Odometer manipulation in motor vehicles http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_ATA(2018)621883

[Opinion] EurActiv, 15.05.17: Odometer fraud resonates across the whole European Union https://www.euractiv.com/section/road-safety/opinion/odometer-fraud-resonates-across-the-whole-european-union/

Practical Law EU, 31.05.18: Road safety: European Parliament adopts non-legislative Resolution on odometer manipulation in motor vehicles https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/w-015-0811

European Parliament: Press Release, 31.05.18: Car clocking: MEPs call for new legislation to combat odometer fraud http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20180524IPR04221/

---