Bought a clocked car

We bought a 2013 SEAT Leon last week with 18000 on the clock for £9500. We have just found out the car has been clocked. Are we within our rights to return the car but keep possession of the keys until...

How can I verify a car's mileage?

I want to buy a used Mercedes-Benz, but am worried about cars with hidden histories. Is there a way to check mileage has not been tampered with?

I have discovered my car's been clocked - what are my options?

My son purchased a Vauxhall Vectra SRi CDTI 120 in June 2011 with 57,985 miles on the clock from a local dealer. At an MoT examination in December 2013 he received a VOSA Test Certificate that indicated...

Bought a clocked car - can I reject it?

I recently bought a used Mercedes-Benz C-Class from a garage. The car was advertised with 28,000 miles on the clock, but when I checked the paperwork I found an old MoT stating the car had covered 59,000...

Can report a seller for clocking?

A few weeks ago I sold a car, but the buyer discovered it had been clocked. I have proven it was done before my time with proof of purchase and resolved the issue with a partial refund. Can I report the...

Bought a clocked car - what can I do?

Nine months ago I bought an Audi A4; I did a HPI check and the mileage looked ok. I now want to sell the car, but have discovered that the mileage on the MoT certificate has been altered with reduced mileage....

BMW technology capability lags behind car thieves

After having a 2008 58 registered BMW 120d stolen the police recovered the car undamaged within 48 hours (actually it was valeted for sale) but it was recovered without the original tax disc and with two...

Effect on resale value of a car being know to have been 'clocked'

I bought a VW Golf five months ago with 80,000 miles on the clock. I checked the MOT history out of curiosity (I only just found out you can do this) and found that it got up to 140,000 miles on last...

Has my new Land Rover Freelander 2 been 'clocked'?

Last week I purchased a new Land Rover Freelander II. The odometer in the speedo read just six miles, but the trip read 7.8 miles. This should be impossible unless the odometer had been 'clocked' in some...

Buying a car that was previously clocked?

A local used car dealer has a 2009 59 Volvo for sale in lovely condition. He has told me that it was stolen from his pitch 8 months ago at 20,000m but turned up in Kent at the end of December (someone...