Residents at the moment are capable of verify odometer readings of used vehicles after Service NSW started providing free on-line checks on June 19 in an effort to scale back odometer fraud.
The authorities has seen 4 occasions the quantity of odometer fraud within the final two years.
David and his son purchased a 2008 Toyota Hilux from a non-public vendor in St Clair for $26,000 after working exhausting to save lots of up.
He mentioned the ute wasn’t “super cheap or super expensive” however the value you’ll count on to pay.
The ute’s odometer indicated it had completed round 188,000 kilometres once they purchased it however when David checked it, he realised the car’s odometer had been tampered with.
The Service NSW app and web site verify mentioned it had been wound again by greater than 250,000km.
He mentioned his son was devastated.
“He’s a young guy, he works hard,” David mentioned.
“He’s just an honest kid that’s been ripped off.
“I attempted to contact him (the vendor), I despatched him messages saying ‘Look, can we please type this out?’
“I gave him the opportunity to be a man about it because he’s obviously done the wrong thing and I haven’t heard back from him.”
9News tried to contact the earlier proprietor however he did not reply to calls and texts.
The service has solely been reside for a day however NSW Fair Trading has already acquired 4 complaints about odometer tampering.
The division is anticipating many extra as others go browsing and verify.
It issued $113,000 in fines and 103 penalty notices within the final two years, which represented a dramatic leap from 38 complete penalties in 2019 and 2020.
On the day the know-how was made out there, Roads Minister John Graham mentioned patrons of vehicles, motorbikes and vehicles can take some energy again with entry to this info.
“Odometer tampering is illegal and a ploy used by unscrupulous sellers to misrepresent a vehicle’s value and condition,” Graham mentioned.
“It didn’t work in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and we don’t want it to happen in NSW.”
Source: www.9news.com.au
