Question 1

How can I tell if a car has a mileage blocker fitted?

Accepted Answer

A Mileage Detective desk certificate establishes whether a car's recorded mileage has been tampered with historically, through a multi-point check of official records. A specialist on-vehicle inspection goes further and detects a blocker actively fitted to the vehicle right now.

Question 2

What is the difference between a mileage blocker and a correction device?

Accepted Answer

Both falsify recorded mileage; a blocker typically freezes it while a correction device alters it. Mileage Detective detects tampering by either, and can also detect an active blocker still fitted to the vehicle.

Question 3

How much does mileage blocker detection cost?

Accepted Answer

Mileage Detective checks are pay-per-check with no subscription. A desk detection certificate costs £29 per vehicle. A specialist inspection to detect an actively-fitted blocker is available for high-value or disputed cars, from £149.

Question 4

What does the desk Records Certificate actually prove?

Accepted Answer

It establishes whether a vehicle's recorded mileage shows evidence of having been altered, by a blocker or a correction device, through a multi-point check of official vehicle records. It states that mileage has been verified against official records with no evidence of tampering found. It makes no claim about whether a device is fitted to the car right now.

Question 5

Can a desk check confirm that no blocker is fitted?

Accepted Answer

No. A desk check can never state that no blocker is fitted, only that the records show no evidence of tampering. A 'no active device' statement requires a physical inspection (Level 2), and a 'no historic signs' statement requires the deeper forensic inspection (Level 3).

Question 6

Who is Mileage Detective for?

Accepted Answer

Mileage Detective is a trade-focused service for dealers, auctions, finance and leasing firms, and insurers, buyers who carry real financial and legal exposure when mileage is falsified. Checks are pay-per-check, with volume rates for trade accounts.

Question 7

Is selling a clocked car illegal in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Knowingly selling a vehicle with a falsified odometer reading can breach the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPUT). Demonstrating due diligence, such as running a detection check on every vehicle, helps traders protect themselves and their customers.

Question 8

Can a dealer be prosecuted for selling a clocked car they didn't know was clocked?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Under CPUT 2008, selling a clocked car is an 'absolute offence', it does not require intent. A Trading Standards officer has compared it to speeding: you don't have to know you're doing 35 in a 30 for it to be an offence. So a dealer who unknowingly buys and resells a clocked car can still be prosecuted. The defence available is provable due diligence.

Question 9

How does a detection certificate protect a dealer?

Accepted Answer

CPUT provides a due-diligence defence: a dealer who took reasonable steps to investigate before selling can rely on it. A Mileage Detective certificate is a dated, tamper-evident, independent record that you checked the vehicle, your strongest evidence of due diligence. It supports and evidences that defence; it does not guarantee immunity, as whether a defence succeeds is for a court to weigh.

Evidence you can stand behind

What a Records Certificate shows

From raw records to a defensible claim

1 · Official records

2 · Records review

3 · Bounded statement

Why bounded claims matter

Everything buyers and traders ask

Know the mileage story before you buy, sell or retail