Car clocking offences

1) How many reports of car clocking (vehicle mileage altering) has your council received in the last five years – between the dates 1st January 2014 and 1st January 2019?

196

2) How many cases of car clocking has your council investigated in the last five years – between the dates 1st January 2014 and 1st January 2019?

36 of these complaints referred to in our response to question 1 above has resulted in an investigation

3) Of those cases, how many ended in prosecution?

None. The Service has various methods of disposal for investigations. These can be found in the publicly available Enforcement Policy at:https://www.devonsomersettradingstandards.gov.uk/about-us/service-standards/

4) How many of those prosecutions were successful?

Please see our response to question 3 above.

5) In total, how many vehicles were involved in the successfully prosecuted cases?

Please see our response to question 3 above.

6) Has the council or trading standards department seized any “clocked” vehicles ‎over the past five years and subsequently destroyed them – between the dates 1st January 2014 and 1st January 2019?

No

7) Does your council or Trading Standards Office register data with HPI and other mileage data services when clocked vehicles are discovered? If so, what data is registered or shared?

Devon County Council does not have a formal policy for this, but it is normal practice to inform vehicle owners where significant discrepancies in vehicle histories are found.