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3 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 8 JUNE 2022 NEWS idence of tampering on their Japanese-imported cars' odom- eter to file a complaint with the Consumer Affairs Authority. Consumers can file an online complaint or call 8007 4400. Albert Fenech, secretary-gen- eral of UVIA has told Malta- Today the association will be meeting all its members indi- vidually, to ensure that their reputation remains untar- nished. "UVIA also encourages any car owners with suspicions pursuant to what is being al- leged in the media, to verify their odometer readings and to speak to the authorities if any odometer tampering is sus- pected," Fenech said. The police are also investi- gating the matter and people have been urged to file a report on discrepancies in odometer readings at their nearest police station. MaltaToday understands that more than 300 case files have been lifted by the police from Transport Malta, however, sources have said that none of the two alleged fraudsters have yet been questioned by the po- lice. The two suspect dealers are being represented by lawyer Franco Debono, who in com- ments to MaltaToday said his clients were not releasing any statements at this stage. Consumers can check for themselves whether the car they have been sold was tam- pered with by accessing the online JEVIC database, where original details, including mile- age, are listed before the car left Japan. If the mileage listed in the da- tabase is higher than the mile- age registered on the logbook at the moment of transfer to the customer than the vehicle was tampered with. Customers shocked after discovering discrepancies in car mileage From left: Roderick Vella of Rokku Autodealer, Alex Spiteri and his brother Chris Spiteri, of Tal- Qasab Autosales