In Parliament
Written Reply by Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan to Parliamentary Question on Tampering of Odometers of Vehicles
8 May 2017
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Mr Sitoh Yih Pin asked the Minister for Transport whether there are plans to legislate against the tampering of odometers of vehicles in view of customers being sold secondhand vehicles with misrepresented mileage readings.
Reply by Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan:
1. Tampering with odometer readings with the intent to deceive potential buyers is already an offence under the Penal Code. Furthermore, if a motor dealer is aware that an odometer has been tampered with, but fails to disclose this to the buyer, he can be investigated for unfair practices under the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act. Affected buyers may approach the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) for assistance.