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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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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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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...
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M50 Motorists Endangering Lives
M50 Motorists Endangering Lives Twelve motorists have been prosecuted for their 'unsafe' behaviour, according to gardai, for filming the aftermath of a fatal traffic crash. Why these individuals wanted to document such a tragic scene is unknown but fines were imposed on all the drivers for using their mobile phones to film the crash scene. Gardai have said that these prosecutions...
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Irish Car of the Year 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Mercedes-Benz E-Class takes top award The Irish car of the year awards took place on October 27, at the Powerscourt Hotel, Enniskerry. The event was attended by journalists, broadcasters, leading car brands, distributors, importers and other representatives from the motoring industry. Mercedes-Benz E-Class took the top award and the German car manufacturer also had a category win with the C-Class...
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Deaths due to fake crashes staged to make insurance claims
In a shocking statement, the global head of Aviva said that some of their customers have died as a direct result of fake crashes staged to make insurance claims. While in Dublin last week, head of Aviva, Mark Wilson, who is from New Zealand, said that whiplash fraud in Ireland is a "national disgrace". To counteract this, Aviva has given...
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UK motor insurance fraudsters target Ireland
UK motor insurance fraudsters target Ireland Investigators have said that motor insurance fraudsters are now travelling from the UK to stage crashes here in Ireland with the express purpose of exploiting, what they believe to be, the lucrative compensation environment that exists here in Ireland. The criminals know that Ireland has some of the strictest data protection policies in the...
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Motor Insurance Industry Under Fire
The motor industry and Central Bank are being accused of throwing Irish consumers to the wolves over the massive costs of car insurance in this country. Insurance premiums are spiralling out of control and an Oireachtas committee has been warned that the rapidly rising premiums are unlikely to be reversed any time soon. The Joint Committee on Finance, in a...