Just had a great waste of time trying to find out whats legally required to convert mileometer from kilometers to miles. Dvla, passed me onto their technical dept, Their basic advice was changing the mileometer in any way could been seen as clocking, and they advice not to touch it to keep it accurate.

I explained that I wanted to fit a conversion chip that would start the mileometer clocking in miles, so it would not be accurate anymore, because part of the reading would be in kilometers and the other in miles, this was meet with silence.

The next suggestion was to change to UK clocks, I explained that that was not possible as the 300ZX convertible uses different clocks to the other cars in the range. Again meet with silence.

So, I asked if I make the change and use the calculation of multiplying kilometers by 0.621 ( the mathematical correct calculation) and back it up with photographic and a signed receipt explaining what had been done, with mileage in kilometers, the mathematical calculation, then the corrected mileage. Seemed a good idea to me.

Answer the clocks would not be accurate using a mathematical conversation, but suggest I speak to a technician, then put the phone down :headvswal :headvswal :rant:

So DVLA advice seem to be leave the mileometer alone then have no record of fitting a conversion chip and just tell any body you sell it to that the mileometer clocks in kilometers, if it gets mentioned deny all knowledge of the conversion chip. 'Cause the mileometer is accurate. :hyper:

Ended up phoning a garage locally and asked them what they do.

Answer

Receipt the change and notify the Dvla of the change :bow:

 

Bit of a long post, but way do some people make thing so difficult.

DVLA ARE totally useless. I have needed some advice on several occassions and have phoned them, only to be told they don't know the answers to my questions. :headvswal :headvswal

 

Dave

I suppose it depends on whether you have a record of the mileage on the log book or MOT...

I just put a convertor on mine and alterered the clocks to the equivalent miles so it reads correctly.

I don't think anyone is that bothered about the mileage on these cars as they're so old and half of them have had a new engine or rebuild at some stage.

Every import seems to arrive with 30K Km on the clock anyway! ;)

I just kept a personal record of the change when I changed to UK clocks.

 

I didnt touch the milometer in the new clocks but my my calculation i added 5k miles to my zed! :(