Caít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It included the University of Ulster at Coleraine. I wanted to ask the Leader a question I raised here previously concerning the clocking of cars. I watched a television programme last night and discovered that 10% of the cars sold are clocked. It is not an offence to clock a car in this country but it is an offence to sell a clocked car. How does one find them? I know the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport made some changes with the NCT so that every time one goes for an NCT, the mileage is registered. However, one can come out from the NCT, buy a hand-held computer, put it on the top of the car, clock one's car and sell it the following day. It is that easy to do it. I would like to see clocking a car made a crime. I would also like spot checks and a national register of mileage on cars. They have them in other countries and it is the only way to go. With all the computer technology available, it is possible to do that. I hope and look forward to something like that.