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LTS research has raised the alarm on the sale of unsafe second-hand vehicles
Posted 14 September 2018 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Automotive|London
UPDATES: Research by London Trading Standards uncovered recalled, clocked, uninsured and untaxed used cars advertised online, alongside practical advice to help consumers avoid unsafe and misrepresented vehicles.
London Trading Standards (LTS) has conducted research looking at online adverts for 155 used cars, most professing to be from private sellers in London. Of the adverts investigated, 18 of the vehicles had outstanding safety recalls, and six didn’t match their advertised mileage, suggesting the odometer had been tampered with, or ‘<a href="https://www.journaloftradingstandards.co.uk/auto...
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