An Post Trials Electric Post Vans on City Routes

An Post Trials Electric Post Vans on City Routes

Posted by Shane Teskey on 9 March 2012 in Electric Cars | No comments

Having just returned from the Geneva Motor Show where the all electric Renault Zoe was causing quite a stir I was surprised to read that closer to home An Post and Renault Ireland are joining forces in Ireland’s first ever on-the-road trial of electrically powered post vans.

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Pictures from the Geneva Motor Show 2012

Posted by Shane Teskey on 6 March 2012 in Featured, New Cars | 1 comment

This year the Geneva Motor show has more world premiers than you can shake a stick at and Motorcheck was there today to sample the atmosphere before the doors open on Thursday.

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Free Fuel Anybody?

Posted by Shane Teskey on 27 February 2012 in Latest Offers & Coupons, New Cars | No comments

A letter received today from Škoda Ireland notified us about their new and innovative test-drive campaign that promises 300 KM’s of free fuel to all participants. No strings attached!

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Motorcheck highlights Car Scam on RTE

Posted by Shane Teskey on 24 February 2012 in Ask the Experts, How we've helped | No comments

Consumer affairs expert Tina Leonard picked up our scam warning concerning ‘Ghost Cars’ and highlighted it with Pat Kenny on RTE Radio 1’s ‘The Today Show’.

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Car Dealer Fined 1,200 Euro for Car Clocking

Posted by Shane Teskey on 8 February 2012 in Featured | No comments

In a sitting of Galway Distric Court yesterday Judge Mary Fahy described the act of clocking as ‘a serious offense which merited a large fine’. The accused a Mr. Tabachuk was subsequently fined €1,200 and ordered that the €4,000 originally paid for the car be returned to the buyer.

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Mini

Mini is The Cleanest Car in Ireland

Posted by Shane Teskey on 3 February 2012 in New Cars | No comments

Motorcheck.ie examines the CO2 output of over 89,000 cars registered in 2011 to crown Ireland’s cleanest car.

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We're Hiring!

Senior PHP Developer Wanted!

Posted by Shane Teskey on 1 February 2012 in Featured | No comments

Don’t miss out on this ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to become part of a young dynamic team at Ireland’s premiere automotive data provider.

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scam

Rise in Online Car Scams

Posted by Shane Teskey on 20 January 2012 in Ask the Experts, Featured, How we've helped, Used Car Buying Tips | 2 comments

Motorcheck looks at an increase in one particular kind of scam that involves duping unsuspecting buyers with a ‘Ghost Car’.

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FAQ

FAQ – Is this car clocked?

Posted by Shane Teskey on 24 November 2011 in Ask the Experts | 1 comment

This post is designed to help Motorcheck customers who believe that they might have come across a clocked car. To explain what this could mean we decided to publish an online guide which will help with suggestions on how to proceed (or not) as the case may be.

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Bavaria Formula 1 comes to Dublin

Jenson Button to race on the streets of Dublin

Posted by Shane Teskey on 23 November 2011 in Motorsport | No comments

For the first time ever, one of the leading F1 teams in the world will take to the streets of Dublin as Jenson Button races his F1 Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes along our cobbled streets

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