Manipulation of Tacho’s future punishable Berlin (dpa) – Anyone who manipulates car tachos and thus deceives used car buyers or insurance companies will have to reckon with juicy penalties in the future. Deprivation of liberty up to one year or fines will also be due in case of manipulation of speed limiters in trucks or buses. The road traffic law will be amended accordingly, the Federal Ministers for Transport and Justice, Manfred Stolpe and Brigitte Zypries (both SPD), informed on Friday with According to Stolpe, the criminality envisaged by the draft law in Tacho manipulations does not only refer to the owners of the vehicles. “We will also severely penalize employees of workshops who are relocating electronic odometers on behalf of them in the future.” Zypries said that buyers of used cars would be better protected in the future. “In addition, relevant websites advertise that manipulation of the odometer is free of penalties. .” (partly) published on 22.04.2005 at 8:26 p.m. © Hamburger Abendblatt