Car News recent articles
-
Modern diesel cars will now face £12.50 daily charge in Central London
Diesel cars even less than two years old will be subject to a £12.50 daily charge in central London under the first pollution penalties for diesel engines. The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has again said this week that he is bringing forward the introduction of an ultra-low emission zone and plans to expand it from central London to the...
-
Piłeś? Nie jedź! Could Ireland learn from Poland when it comes to punishing drink drivers?
Piłeś? Nie jedź! Back in 2015, the wave of drink driving enforcement hit hard on the Polish population. As a result, it changed people's mindsets fast and as a result, the number of road fatalities rapidly dropped. For decades Poland had a terrible record on road safety with the highest death rates for traffic accidents anywhere in the European Union....
-
Motorists furious after being clamped due to a parking app error
A number of motorists were clamped on Tuesday morning leaving them furious due to an error with the parking app they were using stopped working. The Payzone parking app was upgraded on Monday night but when motorists went to use it before 9am Tuesday morning, they were receiving error messages on the parking application. The service is designed to take...
-
Crack down on rogue Irish dealers 'clocking' cars
Crackdown on rogue Irish dealers 'clocking' cars The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has said that they are preparing to ramp up raids on shady dealers who are illegally ‘clocking’ car odometers. It is planned to have widespread swoops on rogue car dealers and unscrupulous sellers for illegal clocking activities. Special teams of officers will target specific premises and...
-
Tesla exceeds expectations and delivers 25,000 cars in the first quarter
To their relief, Tesla Motors, exceeds expectations in having a strong start to the year considering they were expecting the prospect of earnings losses. Tesla has delivered 25,000 cars during the first quarter which has exceeded their expectations. 2017 is a make-or-break year for the electric car maker so the recent sales will be a needed boost to the morale...
-
Calls for Dublin hospitals to axe parking fees for cancer patients
Calls for Dublin hospitals to axe parking fees for cancer patients Dublin hospitals are being urged by North Inner City Independent Councillor Nial Ring to provide free parking spaces for cancer patients and their families. In December, the Irish Cancer Society reported that patients are paying up to €63 a week in car parking charges. The motion which is to...
-
Why buying from a dealership is preferable
Why is buying from a dealership more preferable than buying from a private seller? If you are looking to buy a high quality used car at a reasonable rate, one option when deciding where to get your next vehicle isbuying from a dealershiprather than directly from the current owner through classified advertisements. This can have great advantages for customers looking...
-
Vehicle Write Off Categories
Write-off Categories Explained When a vehicle is written off by an Insurance Company, they will make a record of the Write Off category and notify The Department of Transport. There are 4 levels of insurance write off categories which are allocated when an insurer declines to repair a vehicle following an accident or other damage. These are allocated as A,B,C,D....
-
Gardaí now to be randomly tested for alcohol and illegal drugs
In the wake of scandals involving An Garda Siochána and its organisational structure in recent times, rank and file Gardaí are set to be randomly tested themselves for alcohol and illegal drugs. The news comes after the revelation that almost one million breath tests were falsified by members of the Gardaí all across Ireland. Testing for drugs and alcohol is...
-
Drivers who kill while on mobile phones will face life sentences in the UK
Life sentences in the UK for driver who kill whicle using a mobile phone Drivers in the United Kingdom who cause death when looking at their mobile phones while they are driving will face life in prison for the first time under proposed new Government plans. This is amajor hardening of sentencing raising the upper limit of imprisonment for death...