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Gardai are Seizing Eight Cars A Day Driven by Unaccompanied Learner Drivers
Reports reveal that the Gardaí are seizing on average about eight cars a day which are being driven by unaccompanied learner drivers. The legislation which came into force just recently gives the guards the powers to impound cars being driven by unaccompanied learner drivers Any unaccompanied learner drivers whose vehicles have been seized can also face court fines of up...
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New 5 Seat Commercial SUV Vehicle Registration Tax Changes and How They Will Impact Your Business
New 5 seat commercial tax change Vehicle registration tax laws for a number of commercial vehicles came into effect six months ago in Ireland. The draft plans for the new commercial tax regime came into force back in July 31st, 2018 and were initiated with the introduction of the 2017 Finance Bill. Up until July 2018, there was an N1...
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New learner driver rules came into force Saturday 22 December 2018
New learner driver rules have come into force since Saturday which will mean that from now on if learner drivers use their cars unaccompanied they could potentially get a jail term. The new law on unaccompanied drivers came which came into force will also mean that car owners could also face fines or jail terms if they let learner drivers...
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Irish drivers can now import a car without needing NCT
Irish drivers can now import a car without needing to put it through an NCT. The new European law means that Irish drivers can now import a car without having to bring it for an NCT. It means you can now swap a foreign roadworthinesscertificate for an NCTdisc provided the existingdocument is still validand in date. The idea is to...
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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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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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Less than 6pc of fatal collisions in past four years involved learner drivers
It has been revealed in latest figures that an average of 12 learner drivers are involved in fatal crashes each year. That means that less than 6pc of fatal collisions in Ireland in the past four years have involved a learner driver. What one can extrapolate from these figures is that the proportion of learner drivers in fatal car accidents...
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Car owners who allow learner drivers to drive unaccompanied will face prosecution
Unaccompanied learner drivers As many learner drivers know only too well, it is currently illegal for them to drive a vehicle unaccompanied and must by law have a full-licenced driver beside them. What's more, that full-licenced driver must have their own licence for at least two years’ standing. In light of this fact, the Minister for Transport, Shane Ross is...
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Call for judges to receive training in assessing damages in personal injuries cases
Irish Judges are being called on to get extra training should get training on how to assess damages in personal injuries cases. The situation has been outlined in a new Government report on the cost of insurance recommends. At the moment, festivals and businesses say they are being threatened with shut-downs over the soaring cost of insurance cover. The latest...
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4,000 drivers fined for Dublin Port Tunnel speeding
4000 drivers fined for Dublin Port Tunnel speeding More than 4,000 drivers have been issued with speeding fines after exceeding the speed limit at the Dublin Port Tunnel. The new 'average speed' detection system was introduced just six months ago and in that time the system has caught thousands of drivers in the speed trap. The new cameras time vehicles...