Comment Re:Tolls? (Score 1) 837
So while they may do it in order to avoid taxes the downside is the odometer will show lower mileage at sale time than the car actually has.
A few things come to mind immediately:
- At least one secondary 'hidden' odometer elsewhere in the vehicle
- Annual safety inspections of the vehicle and all security devices
- Record taken of the exact number of files from all visible and hidden odometer measuring devices, with specific notations about which odometer ID has which reading..
- Any disagreement in counter values noted in the record.
- Serial numbered tamper-resistant "Inspection seals", similar to those one-time-use electric meter padlocks and ring seals.
- If missing, or a seal was never applied, new seals will be applied, and that fact will be noted in the record.
- Seal number in a database and verified by the annual inspector that all seals are intact, and reads off and records the security code on all seals
- New seals only available from state-authorized inspectors performing before and after inspection on the old console and the new console, to verify the number of miles match.
Then, upon successive annual inspection, if there is a failure to undergo the annual inspection Or multiple seals are missing.... there will be a $1000 fine. If seals are missing, and odometers are in disagreement, then potential jail time also.