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Importing a car from Great Britain and the customs tariffs implications
Overview Since January 1, importing a used car from Britain has become much more complicated and also expensive to boot. Traditionally, many Irish car buyers could have saved as much as €10,000 when shopping for a car in the UK. By shopping around in the UK for a car, you could get a great bargain on a higher-spec vehicle with...
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Germany will have self-driving cars on the roads in 2022
Level-4 autonomous self-driving vehicles German regulators have given the go-ahead for self-driving autonomous cars on their roads in 2022. There have already been small test projects going on in Hamburg and Berlin. Germany’s lower house of parliament approved the new self-driving rules for self-driving cars. The legislation is now prepared to pass on to the upper chamber or parliament at...
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UK and Northern Ireland vehicle imports
GB Vehicle Imports As most of us are aware, since January 1 the UK left the European Union and is now considered a ‘third country’. Since then, there have been VAT changes implemented for imported vehicles from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) except for Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is exempt from the VAT implication as, under the Northern Ireland...
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Spotify ‘Car Thing’ streaming device for your car
Spotify 'Car Thing' Say hello to ‘Car Thing’, the new internet streaming smart player for your car from the popular audio streaming service, Spotify. The new compact streaming car player will bring you music, podcasts, news and entertainment on the go. Car Thing will simplify things for cars that may not have as good an infotainment system as other cars....
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Toyota develops their first all-electric SUV
All electric Toyota SUV The giant Japanese car manufacturer Toyota have launched their very first all-electric Sports Utility Vehicle, the Beyond Zero BZ 4X at the Auto Shanghai 2021 show. Up until now, Toyota has been somewhat sluggish in its push to bring about their first electric SUV. It is being built on a new EV platform that will be...
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Government halves PHEV subsidies to €2,500
PHEV Subsidy to be cut in half The government has announced they will cut in half the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle subsidy by 1 July 2021. Full electric cars will continue to have a subsidy of €5,000 while plug-in hybrid subsidy will drop to just €2,500. In addition to this, a subsidy cap will be introduced for all types of...
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UK car production soars as lockdown eases
UK car production soars According to the UK Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) there has been a massive year-on-year increase in UK car production levels compared to last year's industry wide shutdown. Many factories are now operating at almost full-capacity a year after the first lockdowns. This March saw a total of 115,498 cars manufactured. Comparing this with...
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The MyVehicle.ie Nationwide Car Market Report April 2021
Car Market Overview April 2021 During the month of April, the Nissan Qashqai was once again the best selling car sold by Independent dealers in Ireland. The Qashqai also came in third, fourth and sixth place. The ever popular Hyundai Tucson was in the second position on the leaderboard for Independent Dealer sales and this has not changed since the...
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BMW vehicle recall due to fears over fire risk
BMW Recall BMW has issued an urgent recall for more than 16,000 vehicles in Ireland due to a fire risk. A total of 16,195 cars sold here are affected here in Ireland. The recall notice was shared to the public also by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission earlier this week. The voluntary recall affects some models in 3 series...
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Apple will map Irish parks and pedestrian areas
Apple Pedestrian Mapping The giant technology company Apple is set to map all of Ireland’s park, plaza’s and pedestrian areas in a similar way to Google maps. Their goal, which was announced back in 2018, is to capture data and imagery in areas that are inaccessible to its fleet of mapping cars. The company plans to build its own Apple...