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Fire at top Dublin Audi dealership
Dublin Fire Brigade rushed to the scene of one of Dublin's top car dealers. The emergency services rushed to the scene and discovered a number of cars had gone up in flames at the Audi dealership on Monday. The fire was visible from the M50 with smoke bellowed out over the motorway. The incident happened at a garage in Finglas...
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Motorists facing years of road works on M11/N11
Huge delays expected on the M11/N11 as commuters may face years of road works on their M11/N11 commute from Wicklow to Dublin. Consultants have been commissioned to analyse how a bus lane could be added to the N11 at the Glen of the Downs. The N11/M11 Junction 4 to Junction 14 Improvement Scheme is a 22 km stretch between Coynes...
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Differences between Toyota full-hybrid and mild-hybrid cars
What is the difference between Toyota ‘full hybrid’ cars and ‘mild hybrid’ cars? At this stage, most people know a little about 'hybrids' as they are becoming increasingly more popular and manufacturers are marketing the technologies but there is some confusion about the difference between a 'full' and a 'mild' hybrid car? Toyota is Ireland's biggest seller of hybrids cars...
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luxury cars stolen by remote control in 10 seconds
Luxury cars are now being stolen through remote control The head of the An Garda Síochána national stolen vehicle investigation unit, Detective Superintendent Michael Mullen has made a public appeal to motorists to be more careful as car thieves are circumventing car security and stealing vehicles by remote control. The car thieves can redirect the electronic signal from your key...
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UK Police spend £1,500,000 on electric cars that are no good for catching the criminals
UK police have spent £1,500,000 on electric cars that are far too slow at catching the crims Most of these electric cop cars are not specifically developed as emergency vehicles but this has not stopped UK police forces from all over Britain buying at least 448 ‘green’ vehicles to meet their emissions target. The big problem with the EV cop...
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Only 3% of cars registered in 2019 were electric
Only 3% of the 117,000 newly registered cars in 2019 were electric A total of 117,000 new cars were registered here in 2019 but only 3 per cent of those cars were electric, despite the huge push by the government towards EV technology. The Irish government is expected to publish new draft legislation very soon banning the sale of petrol...
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MYVEHICLE.IE NATIONWIDE MARKET OVERVIEW FOR DECEMBER 2019
Most popular cars in December 2019 The MyVehicle.ie Nationwide Market Overview report for December 2019. Once again, the Nissan Qashqai was the number one best selling car sold by Independent dealers in Ireland. The top-ten used cars sold by Franchise dealers for the month of December revealed the number one spot, which was once again, the Hyundai...
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4% increase in the number of people who died on Irish roads in 2019
45% increase in driver fatalities on Irish roads in 2019 According to the latest figures from An Garda Síochána the RSA (Road Safety Authority) a total of 148 people died on Irish roads in 2019, compared to 142 in 2018, which was a 4% increase. In those figures, it has been realised that there was an increase of driver deaths...
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AA breakdown patrols on Christmas day
AA will be available to fix cars on Christmas day AA patrols will be out and about today for any motorist who may need them. As with every other year, once again the AA will be available to assist any stranded members. Director of Consumer Affairs for the AA, Conor Faughnan said: “Of course the roads are very busy in...
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TD calls out Irish motor insurance premiums as a 'legalised scam on the Irish public'
Tipperary TD calls out Government with regard to motor insurance premiums being a 'legalised scam on the Irish public' Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath has called on the government to bring in immediate and substantial sanctions to motor insurance companies for what he is classing as a ‘scam’ against Irish motorists. He believes that unless the Irish Government introduce immediate and...