Car Clocking

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Dear Copeland Borough Council,

TRADING STANDARDS FOI
Illegal car clocking/ vehicle mileage adjustment is in the news at the moment as such could you answer the following questions.

1) How many cases of car clocking has your council investigated in the last 5 years?

2) Of those cases, how many were dealt with by prosecuting the suspected offenders?

3) How many of those prosecutions were successful?

4) In total, how many vehicles were involved in the successfully prosecuted cases?

5) What is your council’s policy for alerting innocent members of the public and motor trade
to vehicles the council has successfully proven have been "clocked"?

6) Can you provide confirmation in respect of question 5 of the type of action you have taken to warn people about the vehicles you have discovered to have been clocked?
For example, publishing ‎vehicle details, alerting Auto Trader or other specialist publications; registering data with HPI and other mileage data services.

7) Has the council or trading standards department seized any "clocked" vehicles ‎over the past five years and subsequently destroyed them?

Yours faithfully,

Mr.M.Robson

Clifford Walker, Copeland Borough Council

Dear Mr Robson,

 

Thank you for your request for information regarding Car Clocking

 

I can advise that the information requested falls within the remit of
Cumbria County Council and not Copeland Borough Council. The contact is
[email address]

I hope this is the information you require, but do not hesitate to contact
me if you wish to clarify anything further.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

 

Cliff Walker
Information Management Officer

Democratic Services

Copeland Borough Council

 

Tel: 01946 59 8529

Email: [email address]

 

Copeland Borough Council, The Copeland Centre, Catherine Street,
Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7SJ. Tel: 0845 054 8600. Fax: 01946 598303.
www.copeland.gov.uk, [Copeland Borough Council request email]

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From: Info
Sent: 12 September 2017 12:09
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Subject: Fw: Freedom of Information request - Car Clocking
 

This was received to the info mailbox - forwarded.

Thank you,

Copeland Direct.

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From: Mr.M.Robson <[FOI #431053 email]>
Sent: 12 September 2017 10:39
To: Info
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Car Clocking
 
Dear Copeland Borough Council,

TRADING STANDARDS FOI
Illegal car clocking/ vehicle mileage adjustment is in the news at the
moment as such could you answer the following questions.

1) How many cases of car clocking has your council investigated in the
last 5 years?

2) Of those cases, how many were dealt with by prosecuting the suspected
offenders?

3) How many of those prosecutions were successful?

4) In total, how many vehicles were involved in the successfully
prosecuted cases?

5) What is your council’s policy for alerting innocent members of the
public and motor trade
to vehicles the council has successfully proven have been "clocked"?

6) Can you provide confirmation in respect of question 5 of the type of
action you have taken to warn people about the vehicles you have
discovered to have been clocked?
For example, publishing ývehicle details, alerting Auto Trader or other
specialist publications; registering data with HPI and other mileage data
services.

7) Has the council or trading standards department seized any "clocked"
vehicles ýover the past five years and subsequently destroyed them?

Yours faithfully,

Mr.M.Robson

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From: Mr.M.Robson <[FOI #431053 email]>
Sent: 12 September 2017 10:39:50
To: Info
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Car Clocking
 
Dear Copeland Borough Council,

TRADING STANDARDS FOI
Illegal car clocking/ vehicle mileage adjustment is in the news at the
moment as such could you answer the following questions.

1) How many cases of car clocking has your council investigated in the
last 5 years?

2) Of those cases, how many were dealt with by prosecuting the suspected
offenders?

3) How many of those prosecutions were successful?

4) In total, how many vehicles were involved in the successfully
prosecuted cases?

5) What is your council’s policy for alerting innocent members of the
public and motor trade
to vehicles the council has successfully proven have been "clocked"?

6) Can you provide confirmation in respect of question 5 of the type of
action you have taken to warn people about the vehicles you have
discovered to have been clocked?
For example, publishing ývehicle details, alerting Auto Trader or other
specialist publications; registering data with HPI and other mileage data
services.

7) Has the council or trading standards department seized any "clocked"
vehicles ýover the past five years and subsequently destroyed them?

Yours faithfully,

Mr.M.Robson

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Dear Info,

This FOI is long overdue.

Yours sincerely,

Mr.M.Robson

Clifford Walker, Copeland Borough Council

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Dear Mr Robson,

Please see the attached response to your FOI request 6392/17 dated 12 September 2017.

Regards,

Cliff Walker
Information Management Officer
Business Support
Copeland Borough Council

Tel: 01946 59 8529
Email: [email address]

Copeland Borough Council, The Copeland Centre, Catherine Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7SJ. Tel: 01946 598300. Fax: 01946 598303. www.copeland.gov.uk, [Copeland Borough Council request email]

Working to improve lives, communities and the prosperity of Copeland