Ireland AM Features Motorcheck.ie & Car History Checks

Posted by Shane Teskey on 4 January 2013 in Featured, How we've helped, Used Car Buying Tips | No comments

This morning we were invited into the Ireland AM studios at TV3 to chat with Mark Cagney about some of the more common problems Motorcheck comes across on a daily basis.

Car clocking, insurance write off’s, outstanding finance and a variety of other important pieces of information we report on for Irish car buyers were all featured.

Motorcheck.ie – Drives Renault’s ‘Carculator’

Posted by Shane Teskey on 5 November 2012 in Featured, How we've helped, Used Cars | No comments

Today marks the launch of Renault Ireland’s ‘Carculator’. An innovative website that gives users the ability to estimate the running costs of their current car for comparison against an equivalent model in Renault’s 2013 product range.

TextCheck.ie – A Great New Way to Get a Car Value

Posted by Shane Teskey on 19 September 2012 in Featured, Used Cars | No comments

TextCheck.ie is a new SMS based service from MotorCheck.ie – the Car History People.

Text VALUE followed by the Reg to 51155 to receive an instant valuation and a free identity check. A great new service that gives buyers and sellers alike the ability to Benchmark the price of any car (or van) in Ireland.

Is the Toyota Corolla Ireland’s Unluckiest Car?

Posted by Shane Teskey on 24 July 2012 in Featured, New Cars | No comments

The notion that a buyer might be put off buying a new car because it bears the number ’13′ on the number plate was initially scoffed at but things have changed. It’s not so much a fear of the ‘Unlucky 13′ that has new car dealers worried but Fear of the Fear, if you know what I mean?

Motorcheck.ie Fleet Car Award Winners 2012

Posted by Shane Teskey on 27 June 2012 in Ask the Experts, Featured, Fleet Car Awards | 1 comment

It’s been a week since the shortlist was announced but yesterday at a special awards luncheon the winners of Ireland’s inaugural Motorcheck.ie Fleet Car Awards were officially unveiled.

Motorcheck.ie Fuels Topaz App with Automotive Data

Posted by Shane Teskey on 30 May 2012 in Featured, News | 1 comment

One piece of news that we couldn’t ignore this week was the new FREE ‘Topaz App’ that’s just been launched. It’s something we’ve been looking forward to seeing in the app store for a while now. Motorcheck provides the data the app uses for its mileage check facility and is a great example of how our automotive data can be used in innovative ways by our business customers.

Just how much further could your car go?

Motorcheck.ie Highlights Car Clocking on RTE News

Posted by Shane Teskey on 7 October 2011 in Featured, How we've helped, Used Car Buying Tips | 2 comments

A study by Motorcheck.ie shows that as many as 1 in 5 cars for sale in Ireland may have been clocked. RTE’s Nine O’Clock News picks up the story.

Car Clocking Grips Northern Ireland

Posted by Shane Teskey on 23 June 2011 in Featured, How we've helped, Used Car Buying Tips | 1 comment

A recent undercover operation by the BBC has uncovered a rise in the number of cars being clocked in Northern Ireland.

Trading Standards are quoted as saying “We would be hard pushed to identify a town or city where there isn’t a clocker or a number of clockers operating”

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.

Outstanding Finance Still A Serious Concern

Posted by Shane Teskey on 21 September 2010 in Ask the Experts, Featured, How we've helped, Used Car Buying Tips | 2 comments

Whilst we don’t have any official statistics on the number of cars being repossessed in Ireland, when RTE’s The Consumer Show called us, we thought it was high time we conducted a survey of the current market and tried to uncover the chances of buying a used car with outstanding finance.

Read on to see the results of our survey and the segment of The Consumer Show that was aired last night.