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Irish motorists may be taxed on distance driven rather than excise on fuel
The government is considering changing the tax take from motorists to include a fixed charge on the purchase of all cars. We may also be taxed on the distance we travel in our cars rather than paying excise on fuel at the petrol station. As a result of lower emission vehicles coming on the market, the Government is considering different...
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Do you REALLY need a used car history check report?
When in the market for buying a used vehicle, there can seem to be an overwhelming amount of stuff to do. You have to do your research, make your lists, physically go out looking around in different dealerships, take test drives, get insurance, find financing and so on. With all this necessary work that has to be done when...
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Armoured personnel carrier goes on sale on DoneDeal
For anyone that's looking to change their vehicle any time soon, there is an armoured personnel carrier on sale in the online classified website, DoneDeal and it could be yours. If you've got absolutely no patience for traffic jams and you feel like a little off-road terrain driving you can get behind the wheel of your own military vehicle....
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Volkswagen may have to recall electric cars over 'toxic' metal
Volkswagen has announced that it may be forced to recall 124,000 electric and hybrid cars due to the presence of cadmium in the batteries. Cadmium is an element used in electric car batteries and it can be a carcinogenic metal, in the vehicles. Volkswagen maintains that the affected cars do not pose any immediate danger to drivers, explaining...
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Plane-train Hybrid that could Revolutionise Transportation in the Future
Imagine in the future where your plane lands on the runway and then taxis to a rail track. The fuselage that you flew in now doubles as a train compartment and you are now transported by rail to the city centre without even getting out of your seat. Your multi-seat trip (taxi-to-subway-to-airtrain) from home to hotel suddenly becomes a one-seat,...
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New car sales down 2.75% in July
New car sales are down 2.75% once again in July as the new 182 registrations are being sold. At the same time, the volume of used car imports from the UK continues to grow. Last month, 26,944 n, down 2.75 per cent on the same month last year. Since the beginning of the year, there has been a total of...
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Why Should I Purchase a Full Car History Check?
IMPORTANCE OF AN IRISH & UK FULL CHECK: 1 in every 6 Irish vehicles have outstanding finance owed 4 in every 10 written-off Irish vehicles back on the road 1 in every 5 Irish vehicles clocked Increase in Irish vehicles being stolen & cloned 1 in every 10 UK vehicles imported have been written-off 1 in every 20 UK vehicle...
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Scottish address used in second-hand car sales scam
The latest car sales scam in the UK is also affecting car buyers from Ireland. The scam involves these car criminals using an address in Caithness, in Scotland as part of a con to get people to spend thousands of pounds on fake second-hand cars sales. A particular house in Thurso has been visited by at least five people looking...
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UK Car Manufacturers Not Ready for Brexit
Uk car manufacturers are not ready for Brexit according to the SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders) as UK car sales continue to fall. According to the motoring society, vehicle output for UK market plunged by a massive 47% in June, compared to 6% rise in exports, which indicates that UK carmakers are not ready for Brexit. The head...
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UPS to have a Fleet of Autonomous Vehicles
UPS is considering a fully autonomous future for its fleet. The company is caught in the middle on whether to aggressively pursue autonomous vehicles. Richard Peretz, UPS CFO told media, “In autonomous, we are kind of in between,” He went on to say that their autonomous driving efforts are being done in test environments and not on public roads...