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Irish car dealers unprepared for slump in diesels
Irish car dealers unprepared for slump in diesels The drop in diesel car sales in the UK could have a major impact on car values in Ireland. There was an 8.5 per cent drop in car sales in the UK in May, compared to the same month last year and diesel car sales have been hit the hardest with a...
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Second hand car imports for May spikes once again
In sharp contrast to new new cars taxed for the first time, May saw an increase in second-hand car imports into Ireland. While the total of 9,581 new cars in May was a drop of 5.4%, 7,732 second-hand cars were imported in the same period which was an increase of 40.9 per cent on May 2016. The number of new...
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Top 10 clamping streets in Dublin
Clamping black spots According to the latest figures obtained by The Irish Times under the Freedom of Information Act, you are more likely to get clamped on Mespil Road, Waterloo Road and Gardiner Street. More than 56,000 vehicles were clamped in the Dublin City Council area last year which equates to an average of 153 a day. All these clamped...
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Motorists still being hit with huge motor insurance price hikes
Motorists are still being hit with huge insurance price hikes despite the Government's proposed action plan to tackle the issue. Not only are insurance providers failing to decrease motor insurance premiums but are also giving out worse policy terms on top of price jumps, according to Fianna Fail. Some traders are even choosing not to take out business cover, Michael...
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Changes to Photo ID Required for Driver Theory Test
Photo Identification From 17 June, 2017 any person sitting the Driver Theory Test will be required to present their Public Services Card at the Test Centre as proof of identification.When the applicant starts the booking process for their test, they will be asked to confirm that they possess a public services card. From the only acceptable form of ID accepted...
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Toyota wants flying cars in time for 2020 Olympics
Toyota is backing a new venture involving flying cars and it wants to see it happen by the 2020 Olympics. Toyota has joined the flying car craze and is backing a group which is working on a drone-like vehicle that would fly at an altitude of 10 meters (33 feet) above the ground at speeds up to 100 km/h (62...
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Ford names Jim Hackett as new CEO in push to build self-driving cars
Ford has announced that the head of their driverless car division, Jim Hackett will now be taking over the historic car manufacturer as its new CEO. This comes after the resignation of Mark Fields in a sudden regime change, who is leaving the post after just under three years. It is hoped that Hackett will lead the company to the...
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Car insurance needs supervision at EU level
Eoghan Murphy who is the Minister of State at the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform has said that car insurance needs supervision at European level. The fear is that the insurance industry could face another Setanta and this was brought up last month by Senator Kiernan O'Donnell in the Oireachtas Finance Committee. The Supreme Court came to...
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Goodbye to petrol and diesel. Economist predicts all vehicles will be electric by 2025
All transport will be powered by electricity by 2025 according to the latest report by a leading economist. That means no more petrol or diesel cars, buses or trucks being sold anywhere in the world within just eight years. So are we really seeing the demise of the petroleum industry? If the global market for transport vehicles turns to electrification,...
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Up to 70% of new cars bought on 'unregulated' PCP's
Up to 70% of new cars bought on 'unregulated' PCP's The Dáil has heard that almost three-quarters of new cars in Ireland have been purchased on ‘unregulated’ PCP’s (Personal Contract Plans). Fianna Fáil TD Thomas Byrne has informed the Dáil that as many as 70% of new car sales are being bought under PCP agreements. Mr Byrne raised the issue...