Is it legal to change clocks

[Clart]

My GT has had a new engine and Ive got the clocks and the log book for the new engine. Can i swap the clocks or will it land me in small sh1t?

 

[Daz]

I think I heard that the Mileage on the clocks is for the car, not just the engine.. so Im not sure you can change them to suit JUST the engine.

Daz.

 

[Clart]

Yeah thats what i though but hasnt matbrown had a new engine and changed his clocks?

 

[Daz]

I think if he tries to sell it, he will have to say what the difference is.. so you can work out the "car mileage".

Daz.

 

[BozVanDam]

When I changed the clocks on my Mini (real Mini - not compact BMW - sorry still got a bee in my bonnet about that one!) a while back I was told that as long as I declared this if I ever sold it, so that the real milage could be calculated, everything was OK.

 

[Eddd]

It is only illegal if you conceal the fact. If you are changing a defective clock, the honest thing to do is to spin the new one up to the mileage of the clock you are replacing. Barring that, it should be recorded in the logbook somewhere. If you conceal the fact at the time of sale you are guilty of fraud.

"Clocking" is a huge problem and having spent a fair bit of time in the trade myself, I can say that it is rather widespread. Prime suspects are German cars whose interiors seem to wear like steel and really dont show their miles.

And I agree with BozVanDam that whatever the new mini is, it certainly isnt a mini!