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Replacing Lost Vehicle Documents (Replacement Log Book Ireland)
Please note:The information below is for informational purposes only and therefore is not an official source. For any queries or questions relating to any information contained herein, please direct all questions to the appropriate government agency. VEHICLE DOCUMENT CONTACT NUMBERS: Vehicle Registration Certificates (Logbooks) - 061 365 005 Change of vehicle ownership -061 365 005 Motor Tax Queries -...
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Declaring when a vehicle is off the road
Declare you car off the road If your vehicle is not in use and will not be kept in a public place you need to declare your vehicle off the road. Unless your vehicle is not in use and you intend to sell the vehicle, you will not need to fill out an off-road declaration form. If you intend to...
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Paying too much for insurance? 10 ways to reduce your motor insurance premium
Insurance Premium Top Tips Finding affordable car insurance is becoming an increasingly difficult task. With so many different car insurance companies and brokers, online your options are now more plentiful, however, the loops to qualify for the insurance are becoming more difficult to jump through. The tips below should help you navigate your way through the market finding the...
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Insurers may soon have to tell you why your car insurance has gone up
Insurers may soon be required to tell drivers exactly why their car insurance premiums have gone up. A report has been published by a special government working group set up to examine the high cost of car insurance premiums. The Cost of Insurance Working Group report covers several key areas: Improving data availability Reducing the costs in the claims process...
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Hiring a Car Instead of Buying a Car May Be More Economical for Some?
With the rising cost of motor insurance in Ireland, many people are looking at different ways to save money. Some have come up with ingenious ways to cut costs such as renting or hiring a car on a regular basis. This is what one lady from Mullingar and now based in Dublin as a school teacher, Sue Whyte (34) discovered...
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Gardai seize vehicle after driver uses a vise-grip to stop brake fluid leaking
One of the latest tweets shared on the official An Garda Síochána Twitter account has revealed quite a dangerous action by one driver. Guards from the Dublin Metropolitan Region stopped a vehicle because it was discovered it had no tax, insurance or NCT. On further examination of the vehicle, they also discovered it was in a very dangerous and unroadworthy...
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Warren Buffett says self-driving cars will hurt the insurance industry
Self-driving cars could hurt the insurance industry Billionaire investor, Warren Buffett said that the self-driving cars could become a major threat to the insurance industry when the technology hits the market. If electric autonomous vehicles prove to be safer than regular cars, insurance costs will plummet. The billionaire believes by the time self-driving cars hit the roads in force, insurers...
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Insurance costs to keep rising according to insurance company
Insurance costs to keep rising to pay for awards warns FBD boss. Ireland’s motor insurance costs will keep rising due to payouts connected with the compensation culture here, according to FBD chief executive Fiona Muldoon.Although the pace of increase has moderated recently, motor insurance premiums are set to be hiked again by the stock market-listed insurance company this year. The...
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Banks and insurers are being warned about the overuse of vehicle tracking devices on customers cars
Vehicle tracking devices Hundreds of companies in industries ranging from banking to insurance have been warned about the use of vehicle tracking device by private investigators. In what is being called an unprecedented move, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has written to about 400 separate institutions and companies in a bid to tackle the illegal use of "tracking...
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Motor insurers accused of 'hardening their attitude' towards drivers rather than easing up on premiums
Motor insurers accused of 'hardening their attitude' towards drivers rather than easing up on premiums Insurance companies are not co-operating with the Government's attempts to bring in measures to slow down the rapidly rising motor premiums. It appears that rather than easing up on driver's, insurance companies have “hardened their attitude” towards consumers according to the Chairman of the Oireachtas...