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The Car-Pass law is 20 years old
Exactly 20 years ago, on 11 June 2004, the Chamber passed the ‘Act to curb cheating with vehicle odometer readings". Time for a retrospective and for an appeal to our new elected members of the European Parliament.
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Car-Pass Annual Report 2023
For Car-Pass, 2023 was an excellent year; the number of Car-Pass documents requested increased by 7% and we processed 19.38 million mileage records, which is an absolute record, thanks in part to the influx of data from connected vehicles. Our figures also confirm that we are all driving our cars more again (+15.4% over two years). Unfortunately, a number of blatant fraud cases also came to light again last year.
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Exchange of odometer readings between EU member states urgently needed.
More than 60 million used cars are sold every year in the EU and every year European consumers pay billions of euros too much because of odometerl fraud. The Belgium presidency is putting this issue back on the European agenda.
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Car-Pass annual report 2022
The annual report of the non-profit association Car-Pass shows that 2022 was marked by a decrease in the number of requested Car-Pass documents but also in the number of cases of counter fraud, especially in imported used cars. Also positive was the increase in the influx of odometer readings, especially those of connected vehicles. This is despite the fact that some importers do not comply with their legal obligations in this respect.
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Belgian Parliament approves new Car-Pass act
The Chamber of Representatives has unanimously approved the act that amends the Car-Pass legislation. The act contains a number of important points that will make Car-Pass future-proof.
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Car-Pass has won again the Belgian VW Fun Cup championship
The Car-Pass team is Belgian champion VW Fun Cup in the biplace category for the 6th time. During this season, 70 passengers also enjoyed a unique racing experience in complete safety. Thanks to our pilots and DRM for their excellent technical and logistical support.
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1578 cases of odometer fraud were uncovered in 2021
On the publication of its annual report, the non-profit organisation Car-Pass provides an overview of odometer fraud in the sale of used vehicles. In 2021, 1578 cases of odometer fraud were uncovered in this way. 906 were domestic sales (0.13% of the total) and in 672 (1.2%) cases, the vehicle had been tampered with when imported into our country.
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Car-Pass has been certified ISO 27001
Car-Pass non profit considers information security as a top priority. After a thorough preparation, Car-Pass received the ISO 27001 certificate from Brand Compliance.
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Didier Perwez is the new chairman of the board of Car-Pass
The Board of Directors of the non-profit organization Car-Pass has today elected Didier Perwez (chairman Traxio) as its new chairman. He succeeds Philippe Mertens (Beherman group) who, after 9 years of presidency, has been granted the title of honorary president.
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European Parliament calls Commission to tackle odometer manipulation
The European Parliament approved with a vast majority a set of recommendations to the European Commission to crack down on odometer tampering of used vehicles. It pleads for technical requirements for vehicles to prevent odometers from being easily manipulated, but it also emphasises that all Member States should have national mileage registers and engage in cross-border exchange of data from those registers.
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A study for the European Parliament calls for concerted action against mileage fraud
A study for the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) which has just been released identifies concrete recommendations on how to end mileage fraud in the EU. It finds that up to 50% of the second-hand cars sold in some countries have a manipulated odometer. It highlights the remarkable economic profits fraudsters make from this deceptive practice which costs consumers dearly and has profound negative effects on safety and on the environment.
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The impact of 10 years Car-Pass on the second-hand market in Belgium - goal achieved!
The conclusions of this study by PwC commissioned by Car-Pass are crystal clear: thanks to the Car-Pass system, mileage fraud in Belgium has to all intents and purposes disappeared. What’s more, consumers and stakeholders alike said that they have gained more trust in the second-hand market since the introduction of the Car-Pass certificate, and that competition is much fairer. So this means that Car-Pass has already achieved its most important goal!
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EU-wide study identifies mileage fraud as major threat to consumers Belgian Car-Pass model seen as best practice
CAR-PASS welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s “Study on the functioning of the
market for second hand cars from a consumer perspective” in the European Union.
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