Buying a clocked car

[Tankien]

Hey, I'm very new to the motoring world. I have been looking for a new car and found one i liked. It's a private sale so i did my own HPI check the seller has listed the car having 70k on the clock however the car was recorded having 20k on the clock on 21/08/09 and then on the 25/08/09 it only had 3.6k on the clock this was recorded by the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association and has steadily increased since then with no further discrepancy's. Should i totally avoid the car or would you recommend using the knowledge to get a further discount?

[ghost83]

Could be an error and should have been 36k not 3.6k does all the service history stack up?

[Chris32345]

It's not had a mot since 2009 then?
I'd run a mile

[Torquey]

Its most likely a typo.
Can you check all old MOT's to see if they tally: https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/
You an also check the service book to see if they tally (not sure if you've already done this).

It seems that many mechanics have problems noting mileage correctly!

[Tankien]

He says it has a full service history but i don't think its an error as all the other readings would be off too and someone would have had to have driven over 1k miles in 4 days

[Tankien]

it has had MOT's most years it was just that first reading of 20k and then seems to have been reset

[Tankien]

Torquey said:

Its most likely a typo.
Can you check all old MOT's to see if they tally: https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/
You an also check the service book to see if they tally (not sure if you've already done this).

It seems that many mechanics have problems noting mileage correctly!

The Website only dates the MOT's back to 2011 i also noticed on the website that the car has a outstanding recall from the 4/3/20 what does that mean?

[Torquey]

Tankien said:

Torquey said:

Its most likely a typo.
Can you check all old MOT's to see if they tally: https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/
You an also check the service book to see if they tally (not sure if you've already done this).

It seems that many mechanics have problems noting mileage correctly!

The Website only dates the MOT's back to 2011 i also noticed on the website that the car has a outstanding recall from the 4/3/20 what does that mean?

It might be easier just to post the reg number.
What was the 3 MOT? If the first was 20k, 2nd was 3.6k...

The recall means there is a small issue with that car which the manufacturer wants to resolve for free. If you take to any main dealer garage they will do it. It's a good thing that they acknowledge the recall instead of ignoring it.

[Tankien]

Torquey said:

It might be easier just to post the reg number.
What was the 3 MOT? If the first was 20k, 2nd was 3.6k...

The recall means there is a small issue with that car which the manufacturer wants to resolve for free. If you take to any main dealer garage they will do it. It's a good thing that they acknowledge the recall instead of ignoring it.

The Reg is T5 SAO. The next mileage was recorded by the manufacturer 13/05/10 at 5.5k

Ah thats good to know its a easy fix thank you

[MikeyC]

DVLA shows my cars MOTs going back to 2007 so, maybe due to a reg swap the details have been 'mislaid' ?

[Tankien]

ah i found the previous REG LB08WFM but it seems to have been written off as a cat N

[Rowe]

sounds like something to steer clear from, unless it's ridiculously cheap

[Tankien]

Ah thanks for the advice I'll keep looking for another motor

[Monkeylegend]

ghost83 said:

Could be an error and should have been 36k not 3.6k does all the service history stack up?

Only if it covered an unlikely 16k miles in 4 days assuming the 20k was correct.

[ZX10R NIN]

It sounds like there was a typo if the condition & service history tally up then I'd say proceed ahead & buy it.

[Pericoloso]

Tankien said:

someone would have had to have driven over 1k miles in 4 days

Easy ,done that in 1 day once.