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Nef
What part of the country are you based?
If you're near London then in my limited experience seeking out these motorway only milers is a pipe dream.
We saw a car that had definitely been clocked. Based on the MOT record it was probably done prior to each MOT. My understanding is it's now easier to clock modern cars than old ones. You've just got to use your detective skills - internally: steering wheel wear, bolster wear, floor wear, etc. VW leather isn't all that so it would show.
The Govt MOT checker is useful. That one's showing the mileage as:
2009 5,798 / 5,798p/a (est.)
2010 11,597 / 5,798p/a (est.)
2011 17,395 / 5,798p/a
2012 25,884 / 8,489 p/a
2013 ? 3,336p/a (est.)
2014 32,556 3,336p/a
2015 35,084 2,528p/a
2016 36,665 / 1,581p/a
2017 39,197 / 2,532p/a
2018 40,406 / 1,209p/a
…and it doesn't look especially well loved. Knowing how many owners it's had would be useful. That would have been a high spec'd car with all those options, so it seems odd the owner wouldn't look after some basic items the car failed on.