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How to Spot a Flood Damaged Car
Flood Damaged Cars Below are some of the main things to look out for in a flood damaged car: Headlights Check for any indication that they have been under water. Is there any condensation lines on the lenses? Do the headlights have any visible water lines? If so, this could mean that the car has had possible water damage. Use...
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Tesla begins production of the Model 3
Tesla Model 3 goes into production Tesla is shutting down its Fremont factory in California for a week this month to prepare its assembly line for its highly anticipated lower priced electric car, the Model 3. Tesla had this to say last week, “This will allow Tesla to begin Model 3 production later this year as planned and enable us...
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Benefits of vehicle telematic data systems
What are vehicle telematic data systems? Fleet managers can see the benefits of these telematic systems as it enables early corrective action to be taken on driver performance and enhance driver safety protocols. Under these newer telematic systems, drivers will be able to access their own individual portals to enable them to monitor and gain insight into their own personal...
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Driving Doctor perfects telematics data management
Telematics data management and Telemetry The Driving Doctor a new driver behaviour software provider is claiming that they can remove a major obstacle that has hindered the uptake of telematics. Like most scientific terminologies, the words telematics and telemetry has their root meaning in the Greek and relates to remote operations with a given object. The term “telemetry” is probably...
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Maserati recalls another 39,000 cars
Maserati recalls another 39,000 cars Maserati in North America is recalling at least 39,381 Quattroporte, Ghibli and Levante vehicles after discovering two very serious defects that could lead to fires. It has been discovered that when adjusting the front seats, it could potentially lead to an electrical short which could ignite a fire in the affected vehicle. According to documents...
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Ferry crossings by car increased by 2% to 8.8m in 2016
Car ferry crossings increase dramatically Ireland, as an island nation has a vibrant car ferry service connecting Ireland to both the UK and Continental Europe. New figures are showing the number of sea crossing with cars on Irish and UK ferries rose by 2% last year. Discover Ferries said the increase in car ferry trips was driven by a 5%...
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UK to remove insurance barriers for self-driving cars
Insurance barriers to be removed for self-driving cars New insurance rules are now being introduced in Britain plans to ensure victims of accidents involving self-driving cars are compensated quickly. This will aid in opening up the self-driving car market by removing a major obstacle to the nascent industry. Up until now, the introduction of self-driving cars has been hampered by...
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Almost 8,000 multiple ban drivers still behind wheel
Banned drivers still behind wheel The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has said that here are almost 8,000 drivers on Irish roads who have multiple concurrent disqualifications on their licences but who are continuing to flout the law by driving while under ban. The RSA findings from August 2016 found that the licences of 7,651 drivers had multiple banning orders on...
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Convicted drink-drivers to receive a mandatory road ban
Drink-drivers will now recieve mandatory road bans In a zero-tolerance move, the Transport Minister Shane Ross has announced that convicted drink drivers will receive mandatory roads bans. Ross told the Oireachtas Transport Committee that the current obligatory three points “sends out the message that it is not a serious offence”. At this present time, the law says that drivers caught...
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Will you need a Driving Licence for a Self-Driving Car?
Will you need a Driving Licence for a Self-Driving Car? Future generations of motorists may find they will not need a driving licence, as we know it today. The first driving licences in the world were issued back in 1903 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. If your car can drive itself and has a robot driver, why would you...