First dealer fined €500 for reducing mileage on car

A MOTOR dealer in Tipperary has become the first person to be convicted of “car clocking” — selling a second-hand vehicle after reducing the reading on the milometer.

After a special investigation by the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs (ODCA), the dealer received a four-month suspended jail term and was fined €500 by a district court.

Consumer Affairs Director Carmel Foley said the judge’s decision to impose a suspended custodial sentence gave a clear message that abuse like this would not be tolerated.