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REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on odometer manipulation in motor vehicles: revision of the EU legal framework PDF (338 KB) DOC (74 KB)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas odometer tampering, i.e. the malpractice of deliberate and unauthorised altering of the real mileage of a vehicle shown on its odometer, is a serious and widespread problem throughout the whole European Union especially in cross-border trade and harms third countries, which import second- hand cars from the European Union;
Amendment 14 #
E. whereas buyersthe increased wear and tear ofn cars with manipulated odometers can experience increased maintenance and repair costs due to unexpected wear and tear which also negatively affects road safetynegatively affects road safety, and buyers of such cars can face increased maintenance and repair costs if cars are not inspected according toon the basis of their real mileage;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas mileage fraud disproportionally affects social groups and geographical areas with lower income, exposing customers in EU-13 countriethese consumers to a higher risk of buying a car with manipulated odometer and thus they are more often harmed by this malpractice;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas Directive 2014/45/EU recognises odometer fraud represents as threat to roadworthiness, ands is also noted in Directive 2014/45/EU, which calls on Member States to impose effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties on such manipulations; further obliges the Commission to establish an electronic platform that allows the cross-border exchange of information on roadworthiness which include odometer readings;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas most cars entering the market are already capable of connectivity features thus creating an almost completelyprogressively moving towards a connected car fleet on Europe’s roads;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
W. whereas blockchain technology could be key to trusted odometer data storage, offering a hacker proof solution and enabling protection of personal data while it is suitable for both automated transfer of data in connected vehicles and manual entries at PTIone solution for future odometer data storage;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to pursue the overall goal ofestablish a legal framework by 2019 that requires Member States to creatinge legal, technical and operational barriers to make manipulations either impossible or so time consuming, difficult and expensive that it is no longer lucrativeit impossible to tamper with odometers;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that national solutions using databases of frequent odometer readings from PTI, garage visits and other vehicle inspections achieved great success in fighting odometer manipulation in the respective Member States, and therefore proposes that those Member States that, to date, have failed to act accordingly should establish appropriate solutions as quickly as possible;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises in this regard that national registers are not sufficient and thatall Member States should have national registers and engage in cross- border data exchange is a crucial precondition for tackling mileage fraudof data from those registers, since that is the only way in which mileage fraud can be tackled efficiently in the European Union;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that a buyer of a second-hand vehicle should be able to verify the accuracy of its odometer reading, based on the collected mileage data from that vehicle since its first registration, which makes the access to cross-border data of odometer readings an indispensable tool to provide consumer protection;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers a shorter period for the first mandatory PTI more useful and suggests to includealls for the inclusion - as from when a vehicle is first registered - of odometer readings not only from PTIs, but alsofrom each inspections and, service, maintenance operation and repair carried out, and from other garage visits;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that, in future, shifting to a blockchain based solution is preferable, since that could be more cost- effective while providing high quality and security; therefore calls on the Commission to explore, but that, until then, short-term solutions such as recording mileages during each garage visit and service would already make it considerably more difficult to tamper with odometers; therefore calls on Member States to establish registers accordingly and insists that the Commission explore without delay, producing an appropriate cost- benefit analysis, the possible establishment of a European odometer blockchain network;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that all measures involving transmission and storage of data should follow the European data protection acquis and the highest level of cyber protection;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Member States to improveamend their legislation on odometer fraud in order to make it a criminal offence, since tampering results in incorrect assessments of vehicle roadworthiness and thus has a negative impact on road safety;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Requests the Commission to submit by 2019, on the basis of Article 91(1) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a proposal for an act on measures tackling odometer manipulation, following the recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 5
Annex I – paragraph 5
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 7
Annex I – paragraph 7
The blockchain technology offers a reliable tool to secure data in a network and successfullyto help prevent manipulation of data entries. Combining those developments and technology could be explored as a long- term solution to odometer fraud.
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Until now, odometer fraud is not a criminal offence in all Member States, although Directive 2014/45/EU explicitly calls for that. Having effective legal measures enforced, including fines and penalties is crucial for eradicating odometer fraud. Therefore, following measures should be proposed: