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UK car manufacturing at its lowest level in over a decade
UK car manufacturing has declined by 20% in November and this trend is revealing that the industry is at its lowest level in over ten years. This massive drop in manufacturing underscores the great fears that are looming mainly due to Brexit. November was the worst month in a decade in most of Britain’s car factories, with a combined drop...
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Gardaí Get New Patrol Cars For Christmas
An Garda Siochána has been given a big Christmas present in the form of new traffic corp vehicles which you will see around Ireland this festive season. The vehicles have been allocated to aid in the prevention of drink-driving. The Guards and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) have appealed for all road users to act responsibly and safely on the...
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BASF is working to make darker cars more visible to lidar
BASF is a German chemical corporation and is the largest chemical producer in the world. This chemistry giant is changing the way paint is formulated specifically to eliminate materials that absorb lidar. Lidar is probably the most critical technology which is currently utilised in the drive to develop autonomous cars. BASF wants to make the paints highly reflective to that...
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Irish State Spent 1m On Cars For A Select Group Of Drivers In 2017
According to new figures provided by the Minister for Justice, Charlie Flanagan, the Irish State Spent over 1m on cars for a small select group of government officials and their drivers in 2017. The budget for State cars and drivers was for high officials such as the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, President Michael D Higgins and other high-ranking government and state...
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What will be Ireland’s Best Selling Car of the Year?
The Nissan Qashqai is running a close second to the Hyundai Tucson to becoming Ireland's Best Selling Car. It would seem that with the pre-registered Qashqais will take the Nissan to the top spot in the race for the title to become Ireland’s best-selling car. Nissan is strategically seeking to boost its sales numbers by pre-registering Qashqai SUVs before the...
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Conor McGregor Appears In Court For Uninsured and Unlicensed Driving
Conor McGregor in court appearance For the second time in just three weeks, Conor McGregor has appeared in court on road traffic offences. The MMA cage fighter has had his latest motoring offences struck out within 10 seconds when he appeared before the Dublin District Court The UFC fighter (30) appeared in Dublin District Court today accused of uninsured and...
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Irish Cyclists Are Bending The Rules Of The Road
There is an increasing number of people taking up cycling in Ireland and it is certainly great to see that people are endeavouring to increase their exercise. Many people have cars but choose to cycle to work to gain health benefits. In saying that, many cyclists on the roads seem to be bending the rules of the road. We see...
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Kia Sportage 25th anniversary Model
Kia has given a small facelift to one of their most popular family favourites, the Kia Sportage SUV to celebrate 25 years in production. The Sportage is one of Ireland's most popular cars and this model has also been a key component in the success that the Korean car manufacturer has had over the past 25 years. In the last...
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Four Men Arrested For Selling Vintage Cars Targeting The Elderly
An arrest and search operation was carried out today by An Garda Síochána in County Limerick. Four men who are part of a crime gang have been arrested for targeting elderly people in a vintage and classic car sales scam. According to the Gardai, this latest incident involved €360,000 worth of vintage cars and targeted mainly elderly people. Regarding the...
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The faster the speed, the higher the fine
The Minister for Transport Shane Ross has proposed that the faster a driver goes over the speed limit, the higher the fine. Currently, the fine for speeding is €80, but Shane Ross is proposing a new punitive “sliding scale” system basing fines according to the driver's speed. Statistics show that speeding is one of the leading causes of road deaths...