Homeland Security’s New Job: Seizing Land Rover Defenders

Car and Driver scribe (and TTAC alum) Justin Berkowitz has penned an amazing feature about the U.S. Government's campaign against grey market Land Rover Defenders. According to Berkowitz, Defender enthusiasts have been trying to skirt the government's 25 year exemption for imported cars by fudging the ages of Defenders from Europe and elsewhere. VIN plates are often tampered with on newer examples, being replaced with older VIN plates that make the Defenders eligible for importation. But as Berkowitz reports, the Department of Homeland Security has gotten wise to this tactic, and have even enlisted Land Rover to help them catch cheaters. Check it out at Car and Driver's blog. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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