Guidance
Counterfeit vehicle parts
How to identify and avoid buying fake car parts and how to report.
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This guidance covers:
- top tips for consumers on how to spot and avoid fake vehicle parts
- where consumers can report sellers of fake vehicle parts
- advice for the motor trade including how to check if a vehicle part is fake and ways of reporting traders of fake vehicle parts
Updates to this page
Published 25 July 2018
Last updated 18 October 2024 + show all updates
Last updated 18 October 2024 + show all updates
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Vehicle Parts (Consumers) refreshed guidance on counterfeit car parts reflecting the IPO’s 2024 campaign. Updates on where to get help, and tips to stay safe when buying car parts. Vehicle Parts (Business), new guidance developed in collaboration with the motor industry to help tackle counterfeit vehicle parts.
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First published.