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Serious manufacturer recalls in 2015/2016
Vehicle recalls may arise when a particular aspect of the vehicle is found to be or will become dangerously faulty during use of the vehicle. If this situation arises, the manufacturer of the car will arrange for the defective vehicles to be brought to a local dealership for the correct repairs to be carried out. The cost of the adjustment...
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New Trend in Car theft
Just when we thought Car theft was a thing of the past, hackers found a new Hi-tech way of getting past the System. If somebody mentioned a few years ago that a car could be stolen using a laptop, we wouldn’t have believed them. But these latest car thefts in the USA challenged the automobile security system and displayed how...
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August Bank Holiday
As the August bank holiday approaches us, people across the country prepare to travel on our roads. The August bank holiday which runs from Friday 29th until Monday 1st is a high-risk period and is one of the busiest and deadliest weekends of the year on Irish roads. An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) announced a bank...
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Increase in the amount of fake NCT certificates
The amount of fake NCT certificates in circulation in Ireland is on the rise. It’s extremely worrying just how easy it now is to obtain a Fake NCT Certificate in Ireland MyVehicle.ie, a vehicle history check service provider, spoke with a source who supplies invalid NCT certificates. Research from MyVehicle revealed that from the reports they ran on cars, 19.8%,...
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Top 5 innovations in automotive industry 2015/2016
It’s not enough just to design a car with traditional functions anymore. Manufacturers need to design smart innovative features which will help improve a driver's experience. Here are some of the top innovations in automotive Industries in 2015/2016. Start-stop green technology helps drivers to conserve their fuel by automatically shutting the engine off when idling or if the car comes...
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Brexit and what it could mean for the Irish Car Market
Brexit, which will fall on June 23rd 2016, is the potential exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, which could potentially have disastrous consequences for the Irish car industry. The Irish car market is heavily connected to the UK and this connection means we can easily import cars (both new and used) from the UK into Ireland. With...