Changed Mileage on A Car I Bought

[johnjohn10]

So yes I bought the car about 5 years ago and it was at 120,000 I think I ve put about 25,000 miles on but then a little while ago i plugged in an OBD and there was an extra 100,000 miles reading in the read out of the car, so 245,000 miles, not 145,000. First of all how could that be done and why does it show up in the OBD software? At the time I thought oh man I got ripped off oh well it was years ago I can t do anything now but just recently found out that I can still do something about this as there is no statute of limitations on this fraud but it was bought from a private seller so I m wondering if anyone has experience with this. I can get the information on the car and this guy from the DVLA and the DVSA right? Like his current address since this is a crime, fraud, and then sue him for the money I paid for the car and he can have it back? Is that how it works?

Thanks in advance.

Edited by johnjohn10 on Thursday 19th June 13:46

[Scrump]

johnjohn10 said:

So yes I bought the car about 5 years ago and it was at 120,000 I think I ve put about 25,000 miles on but then a little while ago i plugged in an OBD and there was an extra 100,000 miles reading in the read out of the car, so 245,000 miles, not 145,000. First of all how could that be done and why does it show up in the OBD software? At the time I thought oh man I got ripped off oh well it was years ago I can t do anything now but just recently found out that I can still do something about this as there is no statute of limitations on this fraud but it was bought from a private seller so I m wondering if anyone has experience with this. I can get the information on the car and this guy from the DVLA and the DVSA right? Like his current address since this is a crime, fraud, and then sue him for the money I paid for the car and he can have it back? Is that how it works?

Thanks in advance.

Edited by johnjohn10 on Thursday 19th June 13:46

If you hadn’t checked mileage via OBD port and then sold the car showing 145,000 miles do you think the buyer would be able to come back to you 5 years later and be entitled to all the money back?

[charltjr]

Are you sure it's miles? A lot of cars show KM in their OBD readouts.

[pigface1001]

Mine show KM via OBD, also would you not get discrepancies on the MOTs?

[Monkeylegend]

johnjohn10 said:

So yes I bought the car about 5 years ago and it was at 120,000 I think I ve put about 25,000 miles on but then a little while ago i plugged in an OBD and there was an extra 100,000 miles reading in the read out of the car, so 245,000 miles, not 145,000. First of all how could that be done and why does it show up in the OBD software? At the time I thought oh man I got ripped off oh well it was years ago I can t do anything now but just recently found out that I can still do something about this as there is no statute of limitations on this fraud but it was bought from a private seller so I m wondering if anyone has experience with this. I can get the information on the car and this guy from the DVLA and the DVSA right? Like his current address since this is a crime, fraud, and then sue him for the money I paid for the car and he can have it back? Is that how it works?

Thanks in advance.

Edited by johnjohn10 on Thursday 19th June 13:46

How do you know it was the guy who sold it to you that clocked it?

Does it show up on the MOT history as being clocked at any stage?

[WPA]

I personally don't think you have a leg to stand on after 5 years, sorry

[zedx19]

145,000 miles = 233,345 km

Are you sure the OBD isn't reading KM?

[Gt6turbo]

Milage is recorded on various ECUs on the car. Could be a swapped part. How do the MOTs tally. Service history etc. 100k the car would have more wear.

[Mr Pointy]

Five years down the line? Don't waste your time.

[MustangGT]

johnjohn10 said:

So yes I bought the car about 5 years ago and it was at 120,000 I think I ve put about 25,000 miles on but then a little while ago i plugged in an OBD and there was an extra 100,000 miles reading in the read out of the car, so 245,000 miles, not 145,000. First of all how could that be done and why does it show up in the OBD software? At the time I thought oh man I got ripped off oh well it was years ago I can t do anything now but just recently found out that I can still do something about this as there is no statute of limitations on this fraud but it was bought from a private seller so I m wondering if anyone has experience with this. I can get the information on the car and this guy from the DVLA and the DVSA right? Like his current address since this is a crime, fraud, and then sue him for the money I paid for the car and he can have it back? Is that how it works?

Thanks in advance.

Edited by johnjohn10 on Thursday 19th June 13:46

None of this makes sense, you think this, you think that. Why not state the actual mileage now? What does the MoT history show etc.

[Sebring440]

johnjohn10 said:

I can get the information on the car and this guy from the DVLA and the DVSA right? Like his current address since this is a crime, fraud, and then sue him for the money I paid for the car and he can have it back? Is that how it works?

Post of the year (so far) for me!

[johnjohn10]

Sebring440 said:

Post of the year (so far) for me!

Don t know what you re laughing at I was told this by someone at the DVLA, there s no statue of limitations on mileage fraud then they told me to contact dvsa. I looked this up myself and it is in fact true, no statute of limitations on mileage fraud in the uk. Funny stuff man.

Edited by johnjohn10 on Thursday 19th June 16:06

[johnjohn10]

Monkeylegend said:

How do you know it was the guy who sold it to you that clocked it?

Does it show up on the MOT history as being clocked at any stage?

I m in Northern Ireland. Was only 3 owners the first person for 1 year then the guy I bought it from for 11 years then me.

Edited by johnjohn10 on Thursday 19th June 15:59

[johnjohn10]

Monkeylegend said:

How do you know it was the guy who sold it to you that clocked it?

Does it show up on the MOT history as being clocked at any stage?

Only 3 owners the first one was for a year then this guy for 11 years then me.

Edited by johnjohn10 on Thursday 19th June 16:18

[GeniusOfLove]

zedx19 said:

145,000 miles = 233,345 km

Are you sure the OBD isn't reading KM?

^^^^ This

[Ziplobb]

if you have had it five years why waste time thinking about it ? if it works use it if not change it - you dont have a leg to stand on

[johnjohn10]

Scrump said:

If you hadn t checked mileage via OBD port and then sold the car showing 145,000 miles do you think the buyer would be able to come back to you 5 years later and be entitled to all the money back?

Not if I wasn’t the person who fraudulently changed the mileage. Of course not.

[johnjohn10]

zedx19 said:

145,000 miles = 233,345 km

Are you sure the OBD isn't reading KM?

Haha wow it really could be Kim’s yes I don’t remember the exact number i remember it being like an even 100,000 difference but maybe I’m not remembering clearly I should get another OBD.

[johnjohn10]

WPA said:

I personally don't think you have a leg to stand on after 5 years, sorry

There’s no statute of limitations on mileage fraud look it up yourself.

[johnjohn10]

pigface1001 said:

Mine show KM via OBD, also would you not get discrepancies on the MOTs?

Yes it might be this I don t have to OBD anymore I ll have to take another look. The mot history only goes back to 2017

Edited by johnjohn10 on Thursday 19th June 16:23