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The London Metropolitan Police aims to create world’s largest police fleet of hydrogen vehicles
The London Metropolitan Police aims to create world’s largest police fleet of hydrogen vehicles The Metropolitan Police Service or the Met as it is known in the UK has taken delivery of the first of 11 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. The new hydrogen cars are equipped to work as both marked and unmarked police cars for overt...
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Donald Trump threatens EU with tariffs on cars
Donald Trump threatens EU with tariffs on cars in trade war warning President Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric on trade tariffs against the European Union on Saturday, announcing a tax on cars if they retaliate to his proposed steel taxes. World leaders had expressed concern after the president announced his plans last Thursday after Mr Trump defiantly tweeted that...
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Central Bank finds major issues with car prize draws in credit unions
The Central Bank has determined that there are major issues with the way many credit unions and many questions to be asked about how they conduct car draws. The regulator found during a probe that there was a lack of documentation with regard to the car draw procedures at the credit unions. It was also discovered that the credit unions...
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Vehicle Write Off Categories Explained
Vehicle Write Off Categories explained When a vehicle is written off by an Insurance Company, they will make a record of the Write Off 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...
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Porsche will make a flying car
Luxury sports car manufacturer, Porsche is planning to develop a flying passenger vehicle. Detlev von Platen, the company’s sales chief said in an interview with the German magazine Automobilwoche, that passengers would be able to use the cars without a pilot’s license. It is proposed by Porsche that most operations would be automated, but they could maintain some control. Von...
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Less than 6pc of fatal collisions in past four years involved learner drivers
It has been revealed in latest figures that an average of 12 learner drivers are involved in fatal crashes each year. That means that less than 6pc of fatal collisions in Ireland in the past four years have involved a learner driver. What one can extrapolate from these figures is that the proportion of learner drivers in fatal car accidents...
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Northern Ireland car sales stall in February
According to the latest figures from Northern Ireland, new car sales stalled last month as the motor trade sold 243 fewer cars in February compared to the same month last year, latest industry figures show. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said car sales in Northern Ireland fell year on year by 5.69 per with just 4029 new...
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Toyota to end production of diesel cars this year
Toyota to stop diesel car production Toyota will become the first mainstream firm to drop diesel from their passenger car fleet in the European Union which means that the car giant will no longer produce diesel passenger cars for sale from the end of this year. This abandoning of diesel sales in Europe may very well be one of the...
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NCT History Check Ireland | MCT Check - My Vehicle
How to check if a vehicle is officially taxed? Motor tax for your vehicle is a legal requirement in Ireland. If you own a car you are legally required to display evidence of your road tax. Once someone has paid for their tax on a vehicle they are issued with a motor tax disc. This will be a tax disc...
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Several cars burnt out during snow time disturbances in Tallaght
Several cars burnt out during snow time disturbances in Tallaght Gardaí believe that several vehicles burnt out in Tallaght were set alight in the wake of the looting of nearby Lidl store A number of vehicles were destroyed by fire in disturbances in the Tallaght area of west Dublin on Friday night. The cars were left stranded by their owners...