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Mandatory EU Speed Limiters to be Fitted On All New Cars From 2022
New laws coming into force in 2022 will mean that all cars sold in the EU will be required to have their speeds limited. Road safety groups claim that this move will revolutionise road safety by stopping people from breaking the speed limit. In just three years, all vehicles EU vehicles will be required to electronically restrict the speed. ...
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No Deal Brexit tariffs could cause skyrocketing car prices
A No Deal Brexit and inevitable tariffs imposed in the UK could send car prices would rocketing by as much as £1,500 (€1,725). Even though 87% of goods arriving into the UK from Europe will be tariff-free, the UK plans to put 10.6% tariffs on "fully finished" cars imported from the EU. If the back-stop happens there would be a...
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Have You Applied For Your Irish Border-Crossing Green Card
Cross-Border Green Card Border-crossing motorists will need to apply for Green Cards from this week According to the insurance industry and media, drivers crossing from the Republic of Ireland into Northern Ireland must have the correct green-card documentation or risk being fined. Automotive Green Cards are internationally recognised insurance documents which provide proof of insurance cover to police forces and...
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Just 60 trucks allowed to cross the Irish border after Brexit
According to a representative of the Freight Transport Association (FTA), Seamus Leheny, said that many trucks coming from Northern Ireland will not be able to travel into the Republic after Brexit? Currently, 13,000 trucks cross the border from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland every day but according to some in the industry and as reported on in the...
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Ireland may ban importation of diesel cars from the UK
Could UK diesel imports be banned? The Department of Finance has intimated that they could ban all used UK diesel cars from entering the country and are "examining options" in this regard. They recognise that huge numbers of diesel car imports from the UK is undesirable due to public health risks from diesel fuels. This has become a big focus...
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UK car manufacturing at its lowest level in over a decade
UK car manufacturing has declined by 20% in November and this trend is revealing that the industry is at its lowest level in over ten years. This massive drop in manufacturing underscores the great fears that are looming mainly due to Brexit. November was the worst month in a decade in most of Britain’s car factories, with a combined drop...
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Tesco Ireland may join the UK in expanding its e-car charging network
Tesco may extend their Irish e-car charging points network after UK move. Tesco and Volkswagen have teamed up to develop free charging points for electric cars across 600 of its stores in the UK over the next three years and they are set to roll out an e-car charging network here in Ireland also. The Retail Electric Vehicle (EV) charging...
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Volkswagen's response to 'potentially lethal' seat belt fault criticised
Volkswagen owners who bought their cars over the summer say they were not told about a fault where a seat belt could unbuckle. Many have called Volkswagen's handling of a "potentially lethal safety issue" involving seatbelts as "completely unsatisfactory", Volkswagen has reportedly sold an estimated 55,000 vehicles since it was made aware of the fault six months ago with VW...
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Driverless cars to be tested in London and will be launched by Christmas
Autonomous cars are being tested on the streets of London as part of a plan to deploy the UK's first completely autonomous fleet on British roads by this Christmas. A UK Government-backed consortium is deploying these cars to map the streets of Hounslow in West London to teach them to understand road signs and lane markings following successful tests in...
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One Insurance Scam Detected Every Minute According To Experts
According to Sky News reports, one insurance scam is detected every minute. In the UK, staged "crash for cash" accident figures have fallen slightly but at the same time, fraudulent motor insurance claims have risen by 4% to £775m in 2017. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said, that a total of 562,000 insurance frauds were uncovered in 2017. Of...