VOSA MOT information, including Mileage
Hello Data.gov.uk team, In 2009 the department for fair trade undertook an investigation into used car dealers and the sale of used cars. The full report can be found here: http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/reports/676408/oft1217.pdf Interestingly,one of the recommendations, point 1.39 reads: "We recommend that consideration should be given by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) to making MOT test mileage data available to vehicle check companies, subject to data protection considerations. Whilst MOT data is only collected after the first three post-registration years, it is a very important source for verifying the accuracy of a vehicle's mileage. Cu rrently, access to this MOT data is limited to those people who have a 'legitimate interest in the vehicle', such as the owner, registered keeper or someone about to buy the vehicle."Access to this data for valid parties, would be completely invaluable to the consumers, even it if was a yearly/half yearly extract, its something that seems like real "low hanging fruit" for open data access. Have the data.gov.uk team looked at this report/findings and have there been any movements to implement the recommendation?Keep up the good work,Kind Regards,David