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The new car clocking scam device: ‘Mileage blockers’ pause a vehicle’s miles when driving – experts warn they could be ‘deadly’

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Car clocking is making a dangerous comeback: Vehicle history check service HPI has warned that ‘mileage blockers’ that conceal a vehicle’s true amount of use but can legally be sold in the UK and could have ‘deadly’ consequences

Motorists are being advised not to fall foul of a new type of vehicle clocking scam, which experts say ‘could prove to be deadly’.

Cheap ‘mileage blocker’ or ‘mileage freezer’ devices sold online are able to lower and even pause the mileage

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Car mileage: Almost a quarter of cars on Britain’s roads are on 100k miles or more

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Drivers are keeping cars for longer with records showing there is a rising number of motors on British roads with more than 100,000 miles on the clock, a new report shows.

More than 9million vehicles – almost a quarter of the 40.3million registered today – have clocked over a century of miles, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency figures reveal.

Insurer Co-op adds that the average of cars it now insures has increased in recent years, which is in-line with reports

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