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Advice Before You Buy That Used Car
RSA Warning The RSA (Road Safety Authority) has warned buyers of used vehicles to be ultra vigilant when buying a used vehicle from an unscrupulous and untrustworthy dealer. These greedy individuals will go to any lengths to make a sale and they do not care if the car has been clocked or even worse unsafe. Some things to be...
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Lower-Cost Car Imports on the Rise
Importing Used Cars into Ireland With the onset of the Brexit decision for the UK to leave the EU, the value of Sterling has dropped dramatically. As a result, there has been a massive increase in vehicle imports from the UK. Overall, there has been an 80% increase in vehicle registrations during September alone and if the drop in Sterling...
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Traffic Cameras Cause Panic In Waterford City
Waterford City and County Council have reassured the public that their mobile traffic cameras are not bombs! Gardaí were alerted by several concerned members of the public to what were perceived as suspicious devices at the roadside. Apparently, some individuals mistook these non-explosive devices as bombs. Seemingly, Gardaí received a report of a suspicious device in Ardkeen, Co Waterford at...
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Self-Driving Truck Makes History
World's First Delivery by Self-DrivingTruck Self-driving vehicles are here! Uber said on Thursday that it would begin testing self-driving cars in the City of Pittsburgh in the USA, within weeks, providing modified versions of Volvo SUV vehicles to get around the city. On foot of this announcement, history was made on on October 20, 2016 with the world's-first commercial delivery...
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M50 Traffic at Breaking Point
Dublin Road Traffic Gridlock Dublin’s road network needs to be upgraded and upgraded fast. Business groups have called on the Government to expedite its road network upgrade plans as quicklyas possible in order to tackle the daily gridlock on the M50 and the greater Dublin area in general. It is estimated that there are over 159,000 journeys taken...
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MyVehicle.ie Exhibits at Auto Trade Expo 2016
Auto Trade Expo 2016 The Auto Trade Expo 2016 took place over the weekend and the MyVehicle.ie and VMS (Vehicle Management System) and team were there to showcase the many services that they have to offer. This is the third successive year that the Auto Trade Expo has taken place and it is growing in size and visitor numbers each...
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National Slow Down Day Analysis: Almost 135,010 vehicles checked for speeding
A member of Gardai inspecting the oncoming vehicles for speed. Via Dublinlive.ie A car travelling at 138km/h in an 80km/h zone was one of 341 vehicles caught speeding on National Slow Down Day. It was estimated that, almost 135,010 vehicles were checked for speedingduring the nationwide campaign. A total of 341 vehicles were found to be travelling over...
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The World's Oldest Car
La Marquise The world’s oldest car 1884 Model, 'La Marquise' made by Frenchmen DeDion, Bouton and Trépardoux was sold at auction for $4.6 million. The four-seater Marquise is a 3-wheeled water powered car and predates the “birth of the automobile,” It was officially billed at auction as “oldest running motor car,” in the world. Winner at World's First Car Race...
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Irish Car of the Year 2017
The Irish Car of the Year Awards will take place on Thursday, October 27th. The Awards jury will be made up of 33 media representatives who will vote for the overall Car of the Year 2017. Tom Dennigan from Continental Tyres Ireland said, “Continental Tyres is delighted to be sponsor of the Irish Car and Van of the Year awards,...
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Ticking Tyre Bomb - Riding on Danger
Ticking Bombs New research has revealed that thousands of Irish motorists are driving on potentially lethal tyres showing a ‘woeful level of disregard’ for their own safety and that of others. These dangerous tyres are being described as ‘ticking bombs’ by experts as they could crumple and fail at any moment with catastrophic consequences. The frightening report is based on...