Clocked van from auction

societys_child

the ECU on modern vehicles can be read to show the actual mileage (will probably be in km on most European built vehicles).
If you know anyone with a code reader plug it in, and it will tell you the actual mileage, (unless it's had a new ECU).

Not necessarily. There's plenty of software about which can rewrite the eproms in digital odometers and the ECU.

(mileage correction):eek:

bigjl

You have the Auction paperwork to show the vehicle was bought by you in good faith with a warrantied mileage.

Usually the Auction themselves will refuse to warrant a mileage if they think something is iffy.

And they have access to previous MOT history at the touch of a button.

Personally it think the new owner is trying to get a refund.

As surely the service history he or she is talking about was in your possession when you bought the vehicle.

bigjl

xHannahx wrote: »

If it's done 100k more than indicated it would be obvious from signs of wear on the interior. Drivers seat, steering wheel and gear stick would all show significant wear on a vehicle that has done an extra 100k.
the ECU on modern vehicles can be read to show the actual mileage (will probably be in km on most European built vehicles).
If you know anyone with a code reader plug it in, and it will tell you the actual mileage, (unless it's had a new ECU).
I discovered my old vectra had been clocked as the ECU had a stored mileage of 180000km, but the odometer was displaying 69000 miles.

So many inaccuracies I don't know where to start.

scoobydoo5

colino wrote: »

Absolute BS. If it was from a proper auction and you had paid the indemnity, you would have cover.
Buying a horsed banger, wringing its moneysworth out of it and then trying to pass it on is your problem.

It was bought from largest car auction company in this country they call it buyers premium not indemnity so get your facts right before calling people BS

scoobydoo5

this had no service history when sold to me but the auction stated the miles where warranted ,as only 4 years old only had one MOT that was done last year before i bought it.

colino

OK, I'll say it again. Absolute BS. If you are a privateer and you've paid the indemnity and bought a warranted mileage vehicle, they will refund you because that is the whole point of saying things like warranted mileage. The buyer gets a higher price and the auction takes more commission.
Unfortunately even some of the bigger places now only check HPI and VRM when there is a problem, it saves them thousands.
However if they check and the VRM tallies with the odometer, they will tell you to jog on.

Johno100

So the van had done 100,000 + whatever was on it when you sold it (which you haven't told us) and its only 4 years old?

scoobydoo5

I bought it with 79k and sold it with 86k and it was serviced with 190k still waiting for written proof from buyer .what does VMR stand for.The auction house have today said i will have to chase the person who put the vehicle through auction and its nothing to do with them warranted miles or not

bigjl

scoobydoo5 wrote: »

It was bought from largest car auction company in this country they call it buyers premium not indemnity so get your facts right before calling people BS

If you check the paperwork you will see that part of the buyer premium is infact an indemnity fee.

The Auction House has warrantied the mileage.

You have paid for it based on the information provided and the fact they have warrantied the mileage.

bigjl

scoobydoo5 wrote: »

I bought it with 79k and sold it with 86k and it was serviced with 190k still waiting for written proof from buyer .what does VMR stand for.The auction house have today said i will have to chase the person who put the vehicle through auction and its nothing to do with them warranted miles or not

Reread your auction paperwork.

Your purchase contract was with the auction house not the seller.

They are trying to get out of it.

You have likely paid double the true cost.

Consider a call to trading standards.

The auction house could deny responsibility if they had not warrantied the miles.

But they did.