If you are accused of tampering with a car's odometer, a court can use certain evidence against you. This evidence includes proof that the odometer reading was lower when the car was in your possession than when you got it. This can be used to show that you tampered with the odometer, as stated in section 99.
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99: Offence to tamper with odometers, or
"It's against the law to tamper with a car's odometer without a good reason."
101: Failure to display particulars about used motor vehicle offence under Fair Trading Act 1986, or
"Breaking the rules about displaying used car information is against the law"
In a prosecution for an offence against section 99, evidence that a motor vehicle's odometer reading when the vehicle was in the possession of any person was less than the reading when that person took possession of the vehicle is evidence that the vehicle's odometer was tampered with by that person.
