Office of Fair Trading market study on second hand cars
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) published a market study on second hand cars on 18 March 2010 - the Government has now published its response
The second-hand car market - An OFT market study recommends that Government should give consideration to the introduction of legislation to outlaw mileage correction services (unless for specific legitimate reasons) and their advertising. Alternatively, legislation should be introduced requiring such businesses to be registered.
The OFT has also made three further recommendations regarding the sharing of mileage data with commercial vehicle check companies. These recommendations are addressed, respectively, to the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA), the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and to car auction houses.
The Government has now published the Government response to the OFT market study on the second-hand car market (PDF, 60 Kb) .
