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Car Mileage issue
Hi All,
I brought my car through carcraft 3 years ago and part of the '5 star promise' is that all cars will have a full check into thier history.
We were not told of any problems and have had none until we have tried to sell it recently when it appears in 2005 the mileage was recorded at 78000 Miles but in 2006 it was recorded at 29000 miles, which is what it was when we purchased it.
Do I have any rights here? Can I go back to Carcraft and complain?
I can't sell the car because of this and don't know what to do!
Thanks in advance for your help
I brought my car through carcraft 3 years ago and part of the '5 star promise' is that all cars will have a full check into thier history.
We were not told of any problems and have had none until we have tried to sell it recently when it appears in 2005 the mileage was recorded at 78000 Miles but in 2006 it was recorded at 29000 miles, which is what it was when we purchased it.
Do I have any rights here? Can I go back to Carcraft and complain?
I can't sell the car because of this and don't know what to do!
Thanks in advance for your help

Wins since May 2007
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How old is the car? Is it particularly conceivable that the car would have done 79,000 miles?
I once had a little KA from new. When I came to sell it, something like this happened but it was simply someone logging the mileage incorrectly at a tyre change. I had to call the HPI people and as far as I know they sorted it out because it was incongruous with the other recorded mileages. I'd take a full look at the HPI check first.
If it genuinely looks like it was clocked then I would speak to trading standards - after you've checked the mileage history properly.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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It was 2 years old in 2005 when the mileage was recorded at 79,000. I guess it could have done that, but think it is unlikely. Thanks for the advice, I think I need to do some more investigations!!Wins since May 2007
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i can do that milegae in two years in my trusty peugeot0
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