20Dealer to attach notice to second-hand vehicle

20 Dealer to attach notice to second-hand vehicle (1) Subject to this section, a dealer shall not offer or display for sale a second-hand motor vehicle or give possession of a second-hand motor vehicle to a purchaser unless there is attached to that vehicle a notice that— (a) contains the required particulars; and (b) complies with the requirements of subsection (3).

(2) The required particulars for subsection (1) are— (a) the name and business address of the dealer; and (b) except for a sale by auction or by tender—the cash price of the (c) if the vehicle was purchased or otherwise acquired by the dealer from a financier who had repossessed the motor vehicle under a hire-purchase agreement—the name of the financier; and (d) if the vehicle is equipped with an odometer—the distance travelled by the vehicle as recorded by the odometer and entered in the dealings register; and (e) whether the distance recorded by the vehicle’s odometer has been altered by the dealer or on his or her behalf and, if so, the distance to which it was altered; and (f) whether the dealer has replaced the odometer on the vehicle or it has been replaced on his or her behalf; and (g) whether, to the knowledge of the dealer, the distance recorded by the vehicle’s odometer was altered or the vehicle’s odometer replaced at any time before the vehicle came into the dealer’s possession; and (h) if the vehicle was manufactured on or after 1 January 1971—the year of manufacture and the model designation of the vehicle; and (i) if the vehicle was manufactured before 1971—the year of manufacture and the model designation of that vehicle or, if this information is unknown to the dealer, a statement that the information is unknown; and (j) the registration number (if any), engine number and body number of the motor vehicle; and (k) for a sale by tender—a statement that the vehicle is to be sold by tender and the time when tenders are to close; and

(l) the other particulars that are prescribed. (3) A notice attached to a motor vehicle under subsection (1)— (a) shall consist of legible writing on white material or on material of the colour approved by the commissioner; and (b) shall be written in letters and figures at least 2mm in height; and (c) shall be attached to the vehicle in such a place as to be clearly visible and readily legible from outside the vehicle. (4) A dealer shall not represent to the purchaser or to a prospective purchaser of a second-hand motor vehicle that he or she offers or displays for sale that the motor vehicle is a demonstrator vehicle unless the notice attached to the vehicle in accordance with subsection (1) contains, in addition to the required particulars, a statement that the vehicle is a demonstrator vehicle. (5) A dealer shall not include in a notice attached to a motor vehicle under subsection (1) any false or misleading information in relation to the motor vehicle. (6) A dealer who offers or displays for sale a second-hand motor vehicle shall, if requested by a person who is a prospective purchaser of the vehicle to give him or her information relating to the past or present ownership of the vehicle, inform that person of— (a) except if paragraph (b) applies—the name of the most recent owner of the vehicle who was not a trade owner; or (b) if the dealer is acting in accordance with a written authority given to him or her under section 31—the name of the person who gave him or her that authority.