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1,000 vintage vehicles in Naas this weekend
Anyone who is a fan of vintage cars is in for a treat this weekend as the Irish Vintage and Veteran Car club (IVVCC) hosts a festival in Punchestown in Kildare. Over 1,000 vintage vehicles are expected to descend on Punchestown on Saturday, May 13 for the Irish Vintage & Veteran Car Club’s inaugural Festival of Transport 2017. In addition...
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Dublin Bus Set For A Major Overhaul
New plans are being put forward next month by Dublin Bus to overhaul its operations. Shane Ross, the Minister of Transport has revealed plans to make some needed changes to Dublin Bus very soon. The new plans will include changes to the buses themselves. Some of the things they want to focus on are how you pay on the bus,...
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Insurance costs fall for the first time in years
According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the cost of motor insurance has fallen for the first time in years. Finally, some good news for motorists, as the price of motor insurance has been almost extortion in recent years. New figures from the CSO reveals that motor premiums were down by 2.6 per cent in April compared with the same...
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Number of new cars licensed in April slows down by 9.6%
The Central Statistics Office have released their latest figures which show a dramatic drop in new car sales for April. The latest statistics show that the number of new private cars licensed for the first time in April fell by 9.6% compared to the same month last year. The CSO said 13,427 cars were licensed for the first time last...
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12-year-old arrested in attempt to drive across Australia
A 12-year-old boy has been arrested by police in Australia last week for attempting to drive across the giant island continent. The boy had driven nearly 1,300 kilometres, one-third of the way through an attempt to drive his family’s car across Australia before being stopped by police. The unlicensed boy had driven more than 800 miles from his home in...
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You could fail a roadside drug test if you are impaired with theses common painkillers
You could fail a roadside drug test if you are impaired with theses common painkillers If you take medications such as Feminax or Solpadeine regularly, you could fail a roadside drugs test if the Gardaí find that you are impaired in your driving. You may need to be aware that both these drugs contain codeine, which is a drug detected...
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More SHOCKING proof why diesel cars should face a total BAN
It has been scientifically proven that diesel car emissions can significantly raise the risk of heart attacks and strokes. According to new research, danger to human health is increased due to the particles emitted by car exhausts. Diesel vehicles emit toxic particles and pollutants emitted from exhaust pipes which can enter the bloodstream via the lungs thus increasing the risk...
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Woman returns from walk in countryside to find vandals have flipped her car on its roof
Katy Skelton, 25, was out walking in the countryside but when she returned to her car she found her new blue Mini had been flipped over onto its roof. The little blue mini was badly damaged following the senseless attack near popular Cave Hill in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Katy and her friends were horrified that vandals had flipped her...
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8 in 10 motorists support new Garda drug testing
A few weeks back the Gardaí introduced new roadside drug testing technology in their efforts to enforce the law with regards to road safety. The Gardaí can now identify motorists driving under the influence of cocaine, marijuana, opiates and benzodiazepines such as Valium and also identify certain legal prescription drugs. The AA Ireland polled of over 3,000 AA members and...
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Horrified mechanic discovers tampered airbag system in second hand car
Horrified mechanic discovers tampered airbag system in second-hand car A garage owner was horrified to discover a car his garage was working on had a dangerously modified airbag system. The garage owner issued a stark warning to everyone buying a second hand to be aware of the possibility of dangerous airbags. Mechanic Richard Dixon discovered his client's car had been...