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Carfax Protects Consumers From Odometer Fraud With 771,000 New Indiana Emissions Records

16 August 2000

Carfax Protects Consumers From Odometer Fraud With 771,000 New Indiana Emissions Records

    FAIRFAX, Va. - Carfax.com, the leading provider of vehicle history 
information, announced today the addition of over 771,000 odometer readings from 
Indiana emission inspections to its national database of over 1.3 billion 
vehicle records.  These records, in combination with the information already 
available in the Carfax database, will help reveal odometer discrepancies.

    According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
estimates, Americans can lose up to $10 billion each year as a result of
odometer fraud.  Carfax often hears from customers who have avoided making a
costly mistake by utilizing the odometer data available in Carfax's vehicle
history reports to detect odometer rollbacks.  "I actually have discovered a
number of cars with odometer rollbacks and other questionable histories,"
writes Caroline Reich.  "The very first car I checked, which I had hoped to
buy, was a 1995 Ford Aspire advertised as having 40K miles on it, but Carfax
revealed that it had nearly 100K miles on it two years ago-your service has
been invaluable to me."

    Consumers should ask their used car dealer to provide a detailed vehicle
history.  Participating Carfax dealers can be located at http://www.Carfax.com.  If
not available through a dealer, consumers can visit Carfax.com to purchase 60
days of unlimited access to the company's database for $19.95.  Individuals
who purchase and receive Carfax reports that confirm a clean title history
automatically receive the Clean Title History Guarantee worth 10% of the value
of their vehicle up to $1,000.  Used car dealers interested in signing up for
the Carfax service should call 1-800-444-0145. Carfax, Inc., is a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Southfield, Michigan, based R.L. Polk Company.