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 | No comments

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

FAQ – Is this car clocked?

Posted by Shane Teskey on 24 November 2011 in Ask the Experts | No comments

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.

Frozen Windscreen’s a Thing of the Past?

Posted by Shane Teskey on 17 November 2011 in Ask the Experts, Used Car Buying Tips | No comments

Cian Royston from NVD shows Motorcheck the Heatshot, a heated winscreen wash system that clears ice, snow, grease, bird droppings and dead insects from the windscreen, whilst prolonging the life of your wiper blades.

Court Rules on Side of Consumer Against GE Money

Posted by Shane Teskey on 28 July 2011 in Ask the Experts, Used Car Buying Tips | No comments

An interesting ruling in the High Court yesterday could make it easier for car owners to terminate their hire purchase agreements but don’t expect to get away scot free!

Autoglass to the Rescue

Posted by Shane Teskey on 21 June 2011 in Ask the Experts, Specialist Cars & Clubs | 4 comments

Michael from Autoglass installed a new windscreen in the Mercedes yesterday advancing the restoration by one small but important step.

BMW in the Firing Line

Posted by Shane Teskey on 10 June 2011 in Ask the Experts, New Cars | No comments

Many leasing companies and those trading in BMW cars would often refer to the brand as ‘bullet proof’, the context normally referring to their reliability and strong residual values. There is however, another more practical side to the description…

I think my car was clocked. What should I do?

Posted by Shane Teskey on 28 March 2011 in Ask the Experts | 5 comments

Claire bought her car last year and has started to encounter some expensive repairs. She checked its’ history online with Motorcheck only to find out that it had potentially been clocked. Now she’s in the process of negotiating with the dealer who accepts that there’s a problem with the mileage but so far has refused to take the car back.

What can she do?

Motoring Show Revs up on TV3

Posted by Shane Teskey on 26 February 2011 in Ask the Experts, New Cars | 1 comment

The Irish Motoring Show Xccelerate gets into gear for its third series and Motorcheck is delighted to be featured.
Xccelerate will be roaring onto Irish screens for its third season launching on Tuesday 8th March 2011 at 10.30pm on TV3. The only motoring programme on Irish television, Xccelerate is produced in Ireland, with Irish cars, Irish...

Free Passes to The Irish Times Motor Show

Posted by Shane Teskey on 22 February 2011 in Ask the Experts | 1 comment

Get your hands on a free pass to the Irish Motor Show. Simply like this post on facebook. Tickets are issued on a first come, first served basis so hurry!

If you’re outside the Dublin area we’ll need to get them in the post for you tonight so don’t delay, ‘like’ us now.

Mooney’s Have Cash Waiting for Your Car

Posted by Shane Teskey on 18 February 2011 in Ask the Experts, Featured | 1 comment

Mooney’s are the first dealer in Ireland to implement their ‘Cash for Cars’ service through Motorcheck and they’ve asked us to spread the word. They have plenty of cash waiting for good quality used cars so if you’re thinking of selling a car for cash why don’t you fill in the form and see what Mooney’s will offer you.