This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Make free vehicle history checks to prevent unsafe cars being sold.
With the government having access to all vehicle details the freedom of information act should cover the information on a cars history.
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Companies charge for this information but to prevent unlawful sales of potentially unsafe cars the government should make milage history, mot history and if the car has been scrapped or in an accident free.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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