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Car buying customer destroys 6 cars and ploughs car into showroom
Car buying customer destroys 6 cars and ploughs car into showroom A Dublin motorist has allegedly caused thousands of Euro worth of damage when they drove their car through the window of a car dealership on the Long Mile Road at the weekend. Although it was a major collision incident the Garda did not attend the scene as it was...
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New UK Vehicle Write-off Categories Explained
Origins of the ‘Write-off’ Category Designation Many are familiar with the terms ‘Write-off’ or ‘Written-off’ when it comes to cars. From the expression itself, we can ascertain that this must have originally been an expression uses for accounting purposes. The original definition of the expression ‘written-off’ or ‘to write-off’ something comes from the world of accountancy but for a long...
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Demolition Duterte Derby! President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte destroys luxury cars in his war on crime
The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte has personally overseen the destruction of about 30 luxury vehicles that were believed to have been illegally imported into the country. Road rollers crushed P61.6 million worth of cars. Duterte said: “You want imported cars? Pay import duties first,” The Commissioner of the BoC (Bureau of Customs) Isidro Lapeña has said that his...
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Volkswagen boss attacks Tesla Motors for “barely selling 80,000 cars a year”
Volkswagen boss attacks Tesla Motors for “barely selling 80,000 cars a year” During a discussion on the future of the automotive industry, the head of Volkswagen, Matthias Müller ripped into Tesla during a panel discussion. The VW CEO certainly set the cat among the pigeons. Prompted by a comment from the moderator, Müller laid into the electric car company for...
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VW Monkey Tests showed that an Old Ford Pick-Up is Cleaner than a New Beetle
News of experiments on monkeys and also 2013 tests on human volunteers in Germany has sparked outrage among German politicians and forced apologies from VW, BMW and Daimler. On investigation into the affair, VW’s chief lobbyist was suspended. Prof Hutter told Bild the monkey experiment was “unbelievable and would probably not have been allowed in Europe”. On Wednesday a VW...
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An Unlikely Technology that Can Help Autonomous Cars See Better
It may be that the old-school paint makers are key in enabling sensors to detect oncoming vehicles. A century ago, when Henry Ford revolutionized transportation with the mass-produced Model T, it only came in just one colour: black. After this, car makers were eager to customize vehicles to buyers’ tastes, car manufacturers began to produce cars in almost every hue...
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Fear Of Self-Driving Cars Is Declining
Waymo, the self-driving car company created by Google has been testing its self-driving cars in the United States. Back in November Waymo announced it was modifying its self-driving program. Since then they have removed the backup driver from behind the steering wheel and have begun testing the cars with only an employee in the back seat. The company has been...
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Conor McGregor's Cars
McGregor's Super Cars Since bursting onto the UFC scene in 2008, Conor McGregor has become world famous for his bravado and cocky confidence. In the same time, he has also become something of a sporting and marketing phenomenon. On March 9, 2008, McGregor made his professional MMA debut at Cage of Truth 2, when he defeated Gary Morris with a...
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Dublin Traffic Gridlocked Taoiseach takes 75 minutes to get to work
The Dáil heard that traffic gridlock was so bad in Dublin on Tuesday it took the Prime Minister of Ireland, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar 75 minutes to get to work. Although Mr Varadkar lives quite close to the city in Castleknock, west Dublin, it still took well over an hour to get to work. If the leader of Ireland finds it...
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Garda Tweet - 'Driver is toast now'
Driver is toast Gardaí stopped a car in Skerries, County Dublin during the week with no rear tyre! Not only did the guards discover this extremely dangerous vehicle being driven by this reckless motorist but they also discover a number of other traffic offences. After pulling the car over for the bazaar traffic offence of not having a rear tyre,...