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Gardaí seize vehicle not taxed in four years
Gardaí seize a vehicle which was not taxed in over four years The Gardaí last week stopped a vehicle which was not taxed in over four years. When the driver was questioned by the Guards he claimed to be a mechanic who was fixing the vehicle at the time. Meanwhile, Garda checkpoints are being increased around the country in the...
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Secondhand car imports doubled in November
Secondhand car imports increase The latest statistics on secondhand car imports from the UK has revealed that car imports into Ireland skyrocketed by 98.8 per cent in November compared to the same month last year. During the month there was a total of 7,571 imported used cars licenced up from 3,906 in November 2015. In total 97% of all used...
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Paris ban all odd-numbered cars for 24-hours
Paris to ban all odd-numbered cars in a bid to crackdown on emissions A 24-hour traffic-regulating scheme in Paris that aims to halve the day's emissions from road vehicles has been launched amid a crackdown on rocketing air pollution in the French capital. Parisian police said that on Tuesday that only vehicles with even-numbered licence plate were allowed entry...
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Private Buyer Checklist
Buying a car checklist On a daily basis, MyVehicle.ie receives emails and phone calls from of a lot of people who are trying to or have already purchased a used car, only to realise that they have been caught out in some way or another. When you have found a car that you like and can afford, the first...
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Top Ten Ways to Avoid Buying a Stolen Car
Avoid Buying a Stolen Car There are on average 11,000 vehicles stolen in Ireland every year. The vast majority of those vehicles are recovered within 48 hours. However, on average 2,000 vehicles are never recovered. Some of these vehicles invariably end up in scrap yards or cut up and sold as spare parts. Others, though, are sold on to innocent...
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Insurance scammers staging fake road crashes
Insurance scammers staging fake road crashes for fraudulent claims New footage of insurance scammers emerged last night on RTÉ’s Prime Time which shows insurance fraudsters staging road crashes in order to lodge fraudulent claims. In a sting operation, Gardai covertly recorded footage of a group of individuals staging their fake road collision. RTE's Prime Time showed two crashes which were...
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Dublin City Council to ban cars along the Liffey
New proposed car ban on the Liffey Dublin City Council are under pressure by local communities in the inner city not to bring in a ban on cars along parts of the Liffey. The council is proposing a car and truck ban along the quays in order to facilitate a continuous cycle path from Heuston Station to Dublin Docklands. They...
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Petrol prices set to rise
Petrol prices are set to rise again at the pumps Although crude oil costs are lower than they have been for years, fuel prices at the pumps are set to rise. The average Irish driver has been paying around €40 less per month on petrol or diesel in the past while but some petrol retailers have decided to put...
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Gardaí now using high-powered cars to take on gangs
A new Garda fleet of high-powered vehicles to combat criminal gangs An Garda Síochána has purchased a new fleet of 191 high-powered vehicles in order to combat criminal gangs who have faster cars. €4 million has been invested in the new vehicles. Many of the vehicles will be used in the 'motorway patrol unit' which will target criminal gangs....
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Truck Driving Chinese Style
Only in China! This video recently popped up on YouTube. The video was Shot from a high balcony somewhere in China showing a Scania truck and trailer stuck in a very narrow gap. The narrow roadway between the buildings was just wide enough for the trailer to pass through. For about three minutes, the Chinese trucker attempts to get his...