My garage recorded the wrong mileage at my car's MoT — can the record be corrected?

I want to sell my Nissan Note, but during the car’s last MoT the garage recorded an incorrect mileage of nearly 50,000, double the genuine figure. It now says there’s nothing it can do about it. PS, Dunstable

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) confirmed it is possible for the MoT testing station to correct mileage errors only within seven days of the test. After that, motorists must contact the DVSA themselves.

Before correcting the MoT record on its database, the DVSA may ask to check the car’s current mileage and see any evidence of what the odometer reading was at the time of the MoT test, as well as service records or invoices. These measures are designed to combat mileage fraud.

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