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Ferranti Supplies Application for National CAR-PASS System
- Ferranti has secured the contract to supply a system to the CAR-PASS non-profit organisation, in order to combat tampering with used vehicle odometer readings -
There is still a great deal of tampering with the odometer readings of second-hand vehicles. The government and the motor trade are working together in order to combat this type of fraud through the CAR-PASS system.
As from 1 September 2006, the motor trade as a whole has been legally required to notify vehicle odometer readings to the central CAR-PASS database, each time work is carried out on a vehicle. All odometer readings are validated and stored in this central CAR-PASS database. Every vehicle will thus have its own specific mileage (kilometre) history, as a result of which readings which are too low will be flagged up at once.
Ferranti Computer Systems supplied the application to manage and process odometer readings for the vehicle population in Belgium. Ferranti did so making use of a solution which builds on its experience with the MECOMS system. This is a management system which has enabled Ferranti to boast successes in the energy sector in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Franky Baert of Ferranti explains: "MECOMS is used at various energy companies in order to read, validate and store gas and electricity meter readings. The CAR-PASS system in fact involves the same processes, but for odometer readings in this instance. Using MECOMS technology saves time, as a result of which we were able to ensure that the project would be implemented within a short timeframe."
The system has been fully operational since 1 December 2006 and capable of issuing the CAR-PASS. This is an official certificate containing a chronological list of odometer readings.
The CAR-PASS system is an initiative of FEBIAC (Belgian automobile and cycle federation), GOCA (Trade association for vehicle test and driving licence accredited companies) and FEDERAUTO (Motor trade and repair and Associated sectors confederation).
http://www.car-pass.be