Posted on 10/03/12 by Dana Manner
More than 10 years ago, the Washington Post ran an article about former “crash-test” cars that were being sold by the government after the destructive tests were complete, and were rebuilt and their titles “washed” and resold to unsuspecting consumers. The National Highway Transportation Safety Adminstration (NHTSA) took steps to track down some of these [...]
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Posted on 06/28/12 by Dana Manner
As mentioned in an earlier article, Effective January 1, 2013 Florida will require electronic titles and liens for motor vehicles, however, there will remain a need for paper titles in order to comply with odometer disclosure requirements of the Federal Odometer Act. A PAPERLESS FUTURE? “Going Paperless” will require the Florida Department of Highway Safety [...]
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Posted on 04/05/12 by Dana Manner
The rate of odometer fraud over the life of the vehicle is 3.47%, according to a study performed by the National Highway Transporation Safety Administration “NHTSA”. That is to say that there is a 3.47 percent chance that a vehicle would have its odometer rolled back at any point during the first 11 years of [...]
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