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Woman returns from walk in countryside to find vandals have flipped her car on its roof
Katy Skelton, 25, was out walking in the countryside but when she returned to her car she found her new blue Mini had been flipped over onto its roof. The little blue mini was badly damaged following the senseless attack near popular Cave Hill in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Katy and her friends were horrified that vandals had flipped her...
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8 in 10 motorists support new Garda drug testing
A few weeks back the Gardaí introduced new roadside drug testing technology in their efforts to enforce the law with regards to road safety. The Gardaí can now identify motorists driving under the influence of cocaine, marijuana, opiates and benzodiazepines such as Valium and also identify certain legal prescription drugs. The AA Ireland polled of over 3,000 AA members and...
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Horrified mechanic discovers tampered airbag system in second hand car
Horrified mechanic discovers tampered airbag system in second-hand car A garage owner was horrified to discover a car his garage was working on had a dangerously modified airbag system. The garage owner issued a stark warning to everyone buying a second hand to be aware of the possibility of dangerous airbags. Mechanic Richard Dixon discovered his client's car had been...
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Thieves steal car by holding a bag up to your front door
Thieves have stolen been a £60,000 BMW X5, simply by doing nothing more than holding a bag up to their front door. This happened in the UK just days after a Mercedes Benz was stolen in a similar way. Experts think that the thieves have a transmitting device inside the bag that extends the signal from the BMW’s keyless fob,...
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Half of all drink-driving cases struck out of court
It has been revealed by the Garda Síochána through the Policing Authority that only 8% of motorists who go to court for driving offences bring their licences with them so as to have penalty points attached. Almost half of all drink-driving prosecutions were struck out last year because court summonses could not be served on the suspect. An Garda Síochána...
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Roadside drug testing kits may not work in cold weather
Roadside drug testing kits may not work in cold weather The new roadside drug testing kits which have been given to the Gardaí have may not work i cold weather. The Medical Bureau of Road Safety has advised the Garda traffic corps on "proper operating conditions for the analysers" and informed them that the device is not guaranteed to work...
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Almost 60 cars vandalised in Dublin with words 'GOD' and 'ISIS' scratched into bonnets
Almost 60 cars were badly vandalised in the Dublin housing estate of Castleknock. Amongst other things scraped into the paintwork of the cars were the words, 'GOD' and 'ISIS'. Collectively the attack has caused thousands of euro worth of damage to the vehicles and Gardaí at Blanchardstown are investigating this incident of criminal damage. Gardai are perplexed by the incident...
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One of the world's fastest police car's unveiled
Possibly the world's fastest police car has been unveiled by Avon and Somerset police as a new weapon to deter speeding motorists on Britain's roads. The vehicle, which looks more like a Formula One racing car is the fastest police car in the world It holds the record for the quickest lap around the Top Gear track so this car...
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The Road Safety Authority (RSA) launched its latest anti-drug driving awareness campaign.
Drug Driving The Road Safety Authority (RSA) launched its latest anti-drug driving awareness campaign. This is their fifth campaign on the serious issue of drug-driving. The RSA are engaging in this latest campaign effort in association with An Garda Síochána and they started it on 12th April 2017. The campaign is supported by multiple agencies and was Introduced in co-operation...
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Crash for Cash and Fake Motor Insurance Claims
Ireland is well known for its ‘Compo culture’ and it has been a constant feature on the insurance map for years. The insurance industry has ramped up their campaign to counter the compensation culture and frequently ask members of the public to come forward with information if they know of someone who is faking an injury. Court cases have been...