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UK Car Imports Double
UK Car Imports Double According to the Kerry-based financial group, Fexco, Irish motorists are benefiting from the euro’s strength against the pound and making huge savings when importing used cars into the country. As a result, spending on UK car imports has almost doubled in the first half of the year. Used car imports have risen by 107 percent compared...
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Are Car History Checks worth it?
Is it worth getting a Car History Check? A full car history check costs €35 but it could potentially save you thousands of euro and a lot of hardship and stress when purchasing a vehicle privately or even from a car dealer. Why is it important to always check the history of a car before you buy it? Well, approximately...
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Irish Electric Car Sales On The Increase
EV Sales So far this year, in the first quarter, there has been as many electric cars sold than in the whole of 2018. Industry figures have revealed that 330 new electric car were registered in Ireland during the month of February, compared to just 72 in the same month last year. So far this year, 1,129 electric cars have...
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Used-car sales dramatically increases as Brexit hits pound
With Brexit looming close, there is an increase in exports from the UK, it is expected that there will be well over 100,000 second-hand vehicles imported into Ireland this year from across the water. The number of second-hand cars imported into Ireland has doubled in the last two years alone, while at the same time sales of new cars were...
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Renault Ireland say used car imports are posing a ‘serious threat’ to the Irish car market
Used car imports pose a serious threat Irish car market Operating profits for Renault Ireland increased by 42% last year but they are saying that used car imports from the UK are posing a “serious threat” to the Irish market. Recently filed accounts for the distributor of Renault and Dacia cars in Ireland show a 42 per cent increase in...
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Second hand car imports for May spikes once again
In sharp contrast to new new cars taxed for the first time, May saw an increase in second-hand car imports into Ireland. While the total of 9,581 new cars in May was a drop of 5.4%, 7,732 second-hand cars were imported in the same period which was an increase of 40.9 per cent on May 2016. The number of new...
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Sharp fall in new car sales may reveal extent of problem for the Irish motor trade
The latest CSO figures may suggest thatthere has been a sharp fall in new car sales and pre-registrations of new cars are concealing the true state of the Irish car market at the present time. The number of new cars taxed fell to 14.5 per cent in March for the first time compared to the same month last year. The...
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Buying a used car? Check the documentation first
Check the car documentation before you buy that car Before you buy a used car it is vital that you view and verify the correct documentation that should accompany the vehicle. It is important that you check the details of the car’s documentation accurately and that they match with the car. The seller of the vehicle should be able to...
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Importing a car from the UK
UK Imports With the exchange rate from Euro to Sterling narrowing, there are undoubtedly people considering importing a vehicle from the UK rather than buying locally or within Ireland. Before going through the Pros and Cons of importing a vehicle versus buying within Ireland, here are the steps of importing a vehicle directly. Steps of importing a vehicle directly Step...
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Number of new cars licensed down 20% in February
According to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the number of new cars licensed in Ireland in February fell by 20.2 per cent compared to the same month last year (2016). A total of 16,905 new cars were licensed in February 2017 which is quite a drop from the 21,173 licenced during February 2016. It turned out...