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It’s widely believed that rolling back the odometer reading on an ‘ex-company car’ is easy to get away with. Car clockers know that it’s difficult for a private consumer to identify the fleet management company in possession of the service record and even if this can be done, getting someone to confirm its odometer reading can be tricky!

However, that’s all set to change now that one of Ireland’s leading fleet management companies has decided to take preventative measures in dealing with car clocking.

Merrion Fleet Management (www.mfm.ie) has joined forces with Motorcheck.ie to ensure that anyone interested in purchasing a vehicle previously managed by the company will have access to its odometer history through Motorcheck's national mileage register.

Dave Wilkinson, Sales Director at MFM, commented on the partnership saying "At Merrion Fleet we pride ourselves on the quality of our ex-lease cars. One of the reasons we have enjoyed success in the corporate leasing arena is our ability to remarket cars at a premium price. We work hard to ensure that our vehicle’s service histories are carefully documented and that each odometer reading is properly recorded. Making this information available to any subsequent buyer through Motorcheck is a great way to ensure the integrity of our used cars and causes serious problems for anyone thinking of clocking one!”.

For a small fee, members of the public can consult Motorcheck’s mileage database for any Irish or UK registered vehicle at Motorcheck.ie. Motorcheck is the only Car History Check provider that has access to this mileage database (www.inmr.ie) and readings can be viewed within Motorcheck reports.

Michael Rochford, Director and Co-Founder of Motorcheck.ie welcomed Merrion’s contribution. “The Motorcheck mileage database is now well over 1 million audited Irish readings and growing on a daily basis. This makes it the largest reputable database of its kind in Ireland and we’re delighted that Merrion are now a contributing partner.