Dr Albert Fenech, the Secretary General of the Used Vehicles Importers Association (“UVIA”) has issued a statement regarding media reports of alleged tampering with milage readings on imported second hand cars from Japan.
“Reference is made to recent news regarding the alleged tampering of mileage gauges of imported used vehicles from Japan.
It must be noted that on the 1st of June 2022, UVIA took all the necessary steps permissible in its statute against the two car dealerships involved in the alleged tampering of the mileage gauges, namely that of indefinitely suspending the members in question and of prohibiting the said members from importing and selling such vehicles.
UVIA encourages all individuals that were affected by the alleged matter, to come forward with any information which they might have.
As UVIA, we commit to work closely with the authorities in order to stop those involved and to take action against the alleged abuse”.
This statement comes in the wake of newspaper reports that dealers were tampering with the correct milage on cars imported from Japan and setting new low incorrect milage readings.
