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Driver distractions - mobile phones

Justin Kavanagh April 15, 2020

Dangers of mobile phone use while driving We previously discussed the act of 'Rubbernecking' in another article which played a...
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Gardai warn how easy it is for criminals to break into your car

Justin Kavanagh February 24, 2020

Gardai warn how easy it is for criminals to break into your car The Garda are again warning the public...
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Motorist caught driving a car with tax expired for almost 13 years

Justin Kavanagh February 20, 2020

Gardaí apprehended a motorist who was driving a car with tax out for almost 13 years. The driver was pulled...
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luxury cars stolen by remote control in 10 seconds

Justin Kavanagh January 06, 2020

Luxury cars are now being stolen through remote control The head of the An Garda Síochána national stolen vehicle investigation...
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Christmas shoppers warned not to leave valuables in their cars

Justin Kavanagh December 28, 2019

Christmas shoppers are being warned not to leave valuables in their cars during the holiday season With €30.6m worth of...
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Eight-year-old German boy takes his mothers car on 140kph joyride

Justin Kavanagh August 28, 2019

An eight-year-old boy in Germany took his mother’s car in early August for a late-night joyride at speeds of up...
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Catalytic converters stolen by criminal gangs

Justin Kavanagh August 23, 2019

Precious metals contained in catalytic converters targeted as prices exceed that of gold Recently thefts of catalytic converters from vehicles...
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40 cars seized after persistent failure to pay M50 fines

Justin Kavanagh August 23, 2019

Dodged M50 tolls amounted to 172 criminal convictions in 2018 for failure of payment In 2018, there were 950 cases...
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Gang stealing high-end cars and selling them for pittance

Justin Kavanagh August 22, 2019

Young gang selling top of the range cars to big criminal bosses for as little as €300 A gang based...
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Woman attacked as man jumps into her car

Justin Kavanagh August 16, 2019

Gardai are on man-hunt for individual who jumped in woman's vehicle in an attempt to steal it The incident...
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