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New Car Registrations Dropped by 4.4 Percent In 2018
New figures released to the public show that the number of new car registrations for the year 2018 fell by 4.4%. Over the course of 2018, there were 125,557 cars registered. This is compared to 131,332 for the previous year in 2017. In 2018, New Light Commercial Vehicle registrations (LCV) brought in 25,561. This is an increase of 5.55% for...
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One in five drivers in Ireland would consider getting rid of their cars because the soaring price of motor insurance is so prohibitive
One in five drivers in Ireland would consider getting rid of their cars because the soaring price of motor insurance is so prohibitive Young drivers, in particular, are highly exposed to massive car insurance costs. Another group affected by the high cost of car insurance are returning emigrants who may have let their no-claims bonus years lapse. It's quite a...
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Garda Traffic Corp now known as Roads Policing Unit
A new designation Garda unit was recently established to improve road safety and significantly reduce the incidence of fatal and serious injury on Irish roads. The Garda Roads Policing Unit is the main responsibility of the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau (GNRPB). The unit was established under the Modernisation and Renewal Programme 2016-2021. The Garda Traffic Corps has undergone an...
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Gardai seize car with fake tax, insurance and NCT discs
A learner driver has had their car seized after it was discovered by Gardaí they were driving without tax, insurance NCT as all disks displayed on their car were fake. Gardai in Dublin seized a car this morning after a learner driver was found to be driving with false tax, insurance and NCT discs. The car was stopped in the...
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Nearly 33,000 dangerous cars discovered by the NCT in 2018
Figure coming out of the NCT centres has revealed that during 2018, almost 33,000 cars that went through the test were so dangerous that they should not have been on the road under any circumstances. These figures are obviously higher now due to the new NCT classification rules. The exact figure released was 32,907 (2.6pc) of the 1,273,869 first-time tested...
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MyVehicle.ie Nationwide Market Overview for December 2018
Car sales during December The MyVehicle.ie Nationwide Market Overview report for the month of December 2018 shows that of the top ten used cars sold by Independent dealers in Ireland, the number one best selling car was the Ford Focus. This is a change from the Opel Insignia which held the number 1 spot in November. When it came to...
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BMW Transitioning to Electric Cars
BMW has sold more than 250,000 electric cars in the last two years. In 2017, the sold 100,000 EV’s and approximately 150,000 in 2018 and by 20125 they hope to have about 25 Electrified Vehicles in their range. BMW has rolled out vehicles like the i3 and i8 in the last few years and who would not want a BMW...
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Mercedes-Benz holds the top spot for the most recalled car brand of 2018
Although Mercedes-Benz is the best selling luxury car brand in the world, it also holds the accolade of being at the top of the list of most recalled car brands in 2018. Although these are very expensive cars and out of reach for most car buyers but they don’t often deliver the kind of dependability luxury car buyers might expect....
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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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Uber Resumes Testing Their Self-Driving Vehicles
Uber doesn’t really have a choice but to resume its testing of their self-driving vehicle as Waymo and GM have taken the lead with their autonomous vehicles. Uber is starting up its autonomous vehicle test program once again after an eight-month break, due to the company pausing its self-drive program back in March when one of its autonomous vehicles struck...