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List of top imported vehicles during August
Our latest studies indicated that Car imports in Ireland have gone up with Brexit Vote. A major factor contributing to this effect is the fact that the sterling is almost 20% weaker than it was same time last year, a UK imported vehicle will probably be a lot cheaper. As we can see from the figure, Volkswagen continue to...
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Is there a benefit of staying loyal to your Car Insurance company?
Should I stay loyal to my insurance company? We appreciate your business and as thanks for being a loyal customer all these years, but we’re going to overcharge you now. This is how many Irish drivers feel upon receiving their car insurance renewal quotation. Insurance premiums have risen by almost 40% in the last year, the highest rate of inflation...
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New Car Sales Up 13.5% in August
In our latest study, we found out that, there was a steady increase in the number of new cars sold in the month of August compared to the number of new cars sold in the same month in 2015. We noticed an increaseof 13.5% compared to the same month last year. In what the industry experts describe as a stable...
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Market Overview for August2016
MARKET OVERVIEW FOR AUGUST 2016 Research conducted by MyVehicle.ie revealed the top 10 most popular used cars sold by independent and franchise dealers across Ireland for August 2016 as well as the vehicles that are shifting the quickest. MyVehicle.ie data shows what was in demand in the month of August...
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Diesel Particulates & Filters
INTRODUCTION Hazardous Emissions from Motor Vehicles have been a growing concern in recent years. Renowned motoring companies are known to have been involved in scandals, manipulating emission data from their vehicles. The motoring industry have constantly promoted diesel cars as much cleaner and “environment friendly”. Automobile companies boast that diesel cars have greater fuel economy and very little maintenance than...
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Serious manufacturer recalls in 2015/2016
Vehicle recalls may arise when a particular aspect of the vehicle is found to be or will become dangerously faulty during use of the vehicle. If this situation arises, the manufacturer of the car will arrange for the defective vehicles to be brought to a local dealership for the correct repairs to be carried out. The cost of the adjustment...
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New Trend in Car theft
Just when we thought Car theft was a thing of the past, hackers found a new Hi-tech way of getting past the System. If somebody mentioned a few years ago that a car could be stolen using a laptop, we wouldn’t have believed them. But these latest car thefts in the USA challenged the automobile security system and displayed how...
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August Bank Holiday
As the August bank holiday approaches us, people across the country prepare to travel on our roads. The August bank holiday which runs from Friday 29th until Monday 1st is a high-risk period and is one of the busiest and deadliest weekends of the year on Irish roads. An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) announced a bank...
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Increase in the amount of fake NCT certificates
The amount of fake NCT certificates in circulation in Ireland is on the rise. It’s extremely worrying just how easy it now is to obtain a Fake NCT Certificate in Ireland MyVehicle.ie, a vehicle history check service provider, spoke with a source who supplies invalid NCT certificates. Research from MyVehicle revealed that from the reports they ran on cars, 19.8%,...
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Top 5 innovations in automotive industry 2015/2016
It’s not enough just to design a car with traditional functions anymore. Manufacturers need to design smart innovative features which will help improve a driver's experience. Here are some of the top innovations in automotive Industries in 2015/2016. Start-stop green technology helps drivers to conserve their fuel by automatically shutting the engine off when idling or if the car comes...