Cartell has released information on the number of clocked vehicles per county across the country. Clocking of motor vehicles has now become an even more significant problem for the Irish car-buyer than when thet published comparable figures in 2011.

Cartell also announces that the National Mileage Register (www.nmr.ie) has reached over 7 million unique mileage readings. The Register was set up five years ago as an initiative to compliment the vehicle history checking service which the company supplies to consumers – both in the car trade and to members of the public. The aim of the register has always been to combat the clocking of motor vehicles which is a particular problem in the trade where a purchaser buys a vehicle in the belief that the vehicle has a certain number of miles when in fact the vehicle has travelled a greater distance. Aside from being misleading – and a potential deception on the part of the vendor of the vehicle – clocking can lead to significant wear-and-tear and safety issues with the vehicle.

Cartell is progressing our efforts to have the clocking of a vehicle criminalised. In 2010 Cartell presented a draft Bill to the Oireachtas. We have also upped our efforts to have that Bill presented to the D