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€25m in motor tax denied to Limerick according to Councillor
Over €42 million euro was collected in motor tax last year in Limerick but only a small part of this was actually spent on the road network according to Fine Gael’s Councillor Adam Teskey. At a meeting in Limerick, he informed Adare and Rathkeale councillors that just €16.8m was spent out of a total of €42m on local and regional...
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Change of vehicle ownership
Changing car ownership If you buy, sell or trade-in a used vehicle, you will need to register for the transfer of vehicle ownership from its current owner to the new owner of the vehicle. For vehicles registered before January 1993, a RF200 form is needed to change the ownership of the vehicle to an individual or a company. The RF200...
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German diesel car sales plunge again in March
There has been another steep decline in diesel-car sales in Germany in March. The acceleration in the decline comes in the first month after a court ruled that cities can ban vehicles to tackle pollution. Germany is Europe’s largest auto market and sales of diesel-powered cars have plunged by a quarter last month. An automotive watchdog in Germany added...
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Vehicle Replacement Documents
The vehicle Registration book and Vehicle Registration Certificate or Vehicle Licensing Certificate can be replaced by completing the Replacement Documents application form RF134 for €12 each. There is a €6 fee for replacing your motor Tax Disc and Trailer Card if these documents have been lost, stolen or destroyed. Replacing a lost tax disc It is possible to obtain replacement...
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Insurance company pays out €4k to woman after initially refusing to payout
An Irish Insurance company has paid out €4k to woman after initially refusing to pay out on the crash claim over a technicality The Financial Services Ombudsman’s office said that there were 1,914 complaints about insurance in 2017 alone. This reported incident sees an insurance company refusing to pay a woman’s claim after an accident because she told them in...
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What is the future of Self-driving cars in the wake of the fatal Uber collision?
What is the future of Self-driving cars in the wake of the fatal Uber collision? Video of the first self-driving car crash that killed a pedestrian suggests a “catastrophic failure” by Uber’s technology, according to experts in the field, who said the footage showed the autonomous system erring on one of its most basic functions. The death of a Elaine Herzberg who...
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Cars banned from Patrick Street Cork
Cork City has banned all private cars on Patrick Street in the afternoons. The Cork Business Association is reserving its judgement on the afternoon car ban until it has been analysed more closely as to its effects, saying that the plan will only work if it is managed properly. Access to Patrick Street is now limited to buses, taxis, cyclists...
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What is Car Clocking?
What is car clocking? Car clocking is when a car's odometer (mileage recorder) has been put back or reduced so that it appears to have less miles on the clock. It is an offence under consumer law for a trader to give false, misleading or deceptive information about the history of a car, for example, if the car was previously...
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Swedish cities and towns may ban old diesel cars
Sweden's cities and towns will soon be allowed by the Swedish Government to ban old diesel engines from town centres. This move by the Swedes in a long line of similar moves across the world is being implemented in an effort to improve the environment and combat air pollution. The centre-left Social Democrat-Green coalition Swedish government didn’t actually impose the...
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Bright Headlights Dazzling Motorists
Drivers are being blinded by LED headlights which far ‘too-bright’. These bright LED bulbs that are becoming increasingly more common in newer cars are being blamed for temporarily blinding other drivers which could, potentially cause a fatal accident. One in six drivers say they have narrowly avoided an accident because of the blinding effects of the new headlights, the motoring...