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8 in 10 motorists support new Garda drug testing
A few weeks back the Gardaí introduced new roadside drug testing technology in their efforts to enforce the law with regards to road safety. The Gardaí can now identify motorists driving under the influence of cocaine, marijuana, opiates and benzodiazepines such as Valium and also identify certain legal prescription drugs. The AA Ireland polled of over 3,000 AA members and...
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Horrified mechanic discovers tampered airbag system in second hand car
Horrified mechanic discovers tampered airbag system in second-hand car A garage owner was horrified to discover a car his garage was working on had a dangerously modified airbag system. The garage owner issued a stark warning to everyone buying a second hand to be aware of the possibility of dangerous airbags. Mechanic Richard Dixon discovered his client's car had been...
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Thieves steal car by holding a bag up to your front door
Thieves have stolen been a £60,000 BMW X5, simply by doing nothing more than holding a bag up to their front door. This happened in the UK just days after a Mercedes Benz was stolen in a similar way. Experts think that the thieves have a transmitting device inside the bag that extends the signal from the BMW’s keyless fob,...
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The Most Valuable Car in the World?
Could this be the most valuable car in the world? Atlanta multi-millionaire Preston Henn died this week at the age of 86 leaving what is possibly the most expensive car in the world.The vintage Ferrari could be worth in the region of $100 million. The Atlanta millionaire who was a flea-market magnate and racing aficionado was the owner of one...
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Garda’s car stolen as professional European crime gang targets Irish cars
A Garda’s BMW was stolen yesterday morning as a professional European-based crime gang targets Irish car owners in fresh car-hacking crimewave. The BMW 520 Series car was stolen from the guards home in Ratoath, Co Meath. The Gardaí are hunting a professional crime gang which are hacking high-powered cars in a crime wave sweeping across Ireland. The Gardaí are seeing...
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Two injured as truck collides with Luas tram
There were disruptions to tram services this morning on the Luas Red Line in Dublin as a result of a collision between a truck and a Luas tram between Saggart and Belgard. Two people were brought to Tallaght Hospital but their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Services have been restored now but they were delayed for several hours...
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Ban on cars from Dublin’s Eden Quay to be abandoned
The proposed ban on cars from Eden Quay is now to be abandoned under a revised Dublin City Council traffic plan. The earlier plan was devised so as to prevent delays to trams the new Luas lines by banning cars from Eden Quay. The original plan had many objections from the beginning and it seemed quite ill-thought out. The National...
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Disqualified motorcyclist caught speeding at 200 km/h
A Limerick motorcyclist who had been disqualified from driving for ten years was caught driving at 200km/h in a 100km/h zone by Gardaí. An Garda Síochána posted a picture of the bike on Twitter this morning, with the guilty party set to be sentenced as soon as he gets into court. The arrest of the biker comes only days after...
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Victorian-era tech to reduce smartphone distraction while driving
Victorian-era tech to reduce smartphone distraction while driving Nissan in Great Britain has adopted an idea that is almost 200 years old in order to combat the issue of mobile phone distraction in the car. They have created a concept solution for reducing smartphone distraction while behind the wheel of your car. The Nissan Signal Shield is a prototype compartment...
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The UK car finance market could be facing a potential mis-selling scandal
The UK car finance market could be facing a potential mis-selling scandal The UK’s £40 billion car finance industry could very well be heading towards what's being described as a mis-selling scandal. Here is growing concern that lenders are rushing buyers into deals they may not be able to pay back. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK which...