The Farmers Mart Jun-Jul 2018 - Issue 57 | Page 67
MACHINERY 67
• JUN/JUL 2018
TOP FOUR HOT SPOTS FOR MILEAGE
FRAUD IN THE UK REVEALED
MILEAGE fraud may be more
prevalent in UK than previously
thought, with the practice risking
driver safety as well as costing
millions of pounds every year.
Carly - Connected Car, the world
market leader in mobile car
electronics, has found the top
four UK hot spots where 18 per
cent of vehicles are displaying the
incorrect mileage, three per cent
higher than the national average
of 15 per cent, equating to nearly
five million vehicles in total.
According to the data collect-
ed from a study of over 150,000
vehicles in the UK, part of a larger
survey of one million cars: Lon-
don, Birmingham, Manchester and
Leeds were identified as the top
four overall UK regions for mileage
fraud.
One of the reasons for the rise
in mileage fraud is likely to be the
increasing popularity of afforda-
ble car finance plans. Personal
Contract Purchases and Personal
Contract Hire deals often come
with strict mileage limits where
each additional mile can be
charged at as much as 30p. This
has led to some owners turning
to ‘mileage correction’ firms that
offer to dial back the odometer to
avoid expensive financial penal-
ties.
The knock-on effect on the used
car market means unsuspecting
motorists are over paying by
millions of pounds every year
for vehicles which have had their
mileage digitally altered; The
safety implications of which are
very serious as modern cars rely
on mileage to give an indication of
what service is needed and when
parts need replacing.
The study also found large
discrepancies between actual
fuel consumption and data stated
by manufacturers, in some cases
these figures differ by almost 75
per cent, as well as changes to
UK driving behaviour, with 40 per
cent of all journeys on UK roads
covering just three miles.
Carly’s Connected Car
app, available for BMW, MINI,
Mercedes, Renault, Volkswagen
Group cars, performs a manufac-
turer-quality diagnostic session
in minutes. The adapter can tap
into the car’s multiple computers
(ECUs) to check for correlation
with the visible speedometer and
identify whether data has been
manipulated, as well as allowing
customisation of vehicle comfort
features.
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