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Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003

Enforcement - Offences - Offence relating to tampering with odometers

99: Offence to tamper with odometers

You could also call this:

"It's against the law to tamper with a car's odometer without a good reason."

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You commit an offence if you tamper with a motor vehicle's odometer without a reasonable excuse. If you are convicted of this offence, you will face a penalty. The penalty is set out in section 118.

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Offences: Offence relating to tampering with odometers

99Offence to tamper with odometers

  1. A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person tampers with a motor vehicle's odometer.

  2. The penalty on conviction for an offence against this section is set out in section 118.