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WATCH! Irish Motorist Doing Something Insanely Dangerous To Avoid Paying The Toll On The M4 / M6 Motorway
Dangerous driving and careless driving are serious offences in Irish road traffic law. A case in point is this video of an idiot driver who put lives at risk just to avoid a toll charge of €2.90. Look at this reckless driver in this captured footage below, who was filmed making an extremely dangerous manoeuvre on the M4 - M6...
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Toyota Recalls Over 40,000 Cars In Ireland Due to a Number of Potential Defects
Toyota has recalled a huge number of Toyota vehicles of all makes and models due to a number of defects. The manufacturer has already issued thousands of recall notices to drivers across Ireland due to a number of potential problems. All Avensis, Verso, Corollas manufactured between 2002 and 2007 are subject to a voluntary recall due to...
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MOTOR INSURANCE CLAMPDOWN: Gardai To Use New Handheld Device To Instantly Detect Uninsured Drivers
Gardaí are making clampdown on uninsured drivers by using a new handheld device which can scan driving plates and instantly identify uninsured vehicles. This move is an attempt to clamp down on the rising number of uninsured drivers in Ireland and to tackle spiralling motor insurance costs. With the device, officers will be able to scan a car’s driving plate...
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Referendum May Be Held If Judges Fail To Reduce Whiplash Payouts
The government has warned that a referendum may be held if judges do not reduce whiplash payouts as the average whiplash payout reaches €20,000 which is five times the average payout in England and Wales The referendum could be used by the government to override the judges' discretion in the awarding of compensation claims if they do not drastically...
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Another Dublin Motor Showroom Making Way For Apartment Blocks
Another South Dublin dealership showroom and garage is making way for a block of apartments for €7 million. A feasibility study has revealed that the site on which the showroom is now located could accommodate 67 apartments in an upmarket apartment development in the south Dublin suburb of Milltown. The site is being sold through agents Finnegan Menton and GVA...
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Winners of the Irish Car of the Year Awards 2019
Motoring journalists in Ireland have declared the Volvo XC40 as the Irish Car of the Year for 2019 on Thursday night. The Volvo XC40 was named as Irish Compact Crossover of the Year category winner at the awards ceremony at Dublin's Gibson Hotel. Last year's Irish Car of the Year 2017 award was won by the Peugeot 3008. ...
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Budget tax increase implications for diesel cars
According to the Director General of SIMI, Alan Nolan, the budget "was a poorly considered measure that appears to have been included to give the perception of an environmental focus in the Budget. Consumers are increasingly concerned about the effects on air quality by diesel. City-based car buyers are already moving away from buying new diesel cars, with the...
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Tesla Could Have Full Self-Driving Cars On The Road By 2019
Tesla claims that they will have fully autonomous self-driving on the road by next year. Elon Musk is confident that Tesla will achieve full self-driving in 2019, ahead of any other EV Autonomous car manufacturer. In fact, so confident is he that he said he would be very surprised if any of the other car manufacturers willexceedTesla in self-driving....
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The world's most Googled car brands by country
From viewing this map it is quite apparent that most of the world is biased towards Toyota. Another noticeable aspect from the map indicates that only five countries showed some kind of patriotism in their searches. The most patriotic nations when it comes to googling car brands were Sweden who of course gravitate towards Volvo, while the French loyally go...
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Mazda Recall 640,000 vehicles globally
Mazda announced this morning that they are recalling 640,000 vehicles globally over diesel engine issue. The announcement follows another recall last week by Subaru which said they were recalling 400,000 vehicles. The recall is to fix issues with the diesel engine including a problem with the valve springs used in the engines. Mazda has said that they would recall around...