Clocking costs UK car buyers more than £500m a year

Posted by Shane Teskey on 31 March 2011 in Road Safety | No comments

A recent report from the BBC shows that nearly one out of every 39 cars taking an MOT vehicle test have had their mileage altered or “clocked” to show a lower figure.

Stronger Regulation for Written Off Vehicles in Ireland

Posted by Shane Teskey on 22 December 2010 in Road Safety | No comments

Motorcheck.ie welcomes the launch of a public consultation process by the Dept. of Transport and the Road Safety Authority seeking views on the development of proposals to regulate written-off vehicles in Ireland.

Car Dealer Jailed For Clocking Cars

Posted by Shane Teskey on 3 December 2010 in Road Safety, Used Cars | 3 comments

Motorcheck examines a recent judgement that could signal a new tough stance on car clocking.

Winter Driving

Posted by Shane Teskey on 1 December 2010 in Ask the Experts, Road Safety | No comments

With bad weather engulfing the country you will find these winter driving tips from Paddy Comyn useful.

Ireland’s First Motorway Service Station

Posted by Shane Teskey on 20 October 2010 in Road Safety | 3 comments

Motorcheck.ie visits Ireland’s first Motorway Service Station.

50 times the size of an average petrol station Joe Barrett, Apple Green’s MD takes us through the range of services on offer.

Fake Garda Warning in Circulation

Posted by Shane Teskey on 10 September 2010 in Road Safety | 5 comments

A friend of mine called me up this morning asking if I’d heard about the new tactics being used by armed gangs in Ireland.

According to her, the ploy being used to trap the innocent victim is an abandoned car seat by the road…with a fake baby in it. The idea being that an unsuspecting passer by will stop and check on the abandoned baby making themselves an easy target for the ‘gang’ behind the scheme.

Thousands of Ex-Taxis to Flood Used Car Market

Posted by Shane Teskey on 30 August 2010 in Road Safety, Used Cars | No comments

From their renewal date in 2011, all taxi and hackney licences may be granted only to vehicles that are less than nine years old.

This means that a significant number of taxis currently operating on Irish roads will no longer be able to do so when the new regulations come into force in January 2011 and it is expected that many of these cars will be disposed of in the private market

Joyriding on Public Roads

Posted by Shane Teskey on 30 July 2010 in Road Safety | 2 comments

Having witnessed over 45 examples of circular black tyre tracks in Donegal over the weekend, Motorcheck.ie asks the question – Is joyriding on public roads a problem confined to the north-west or a phenomenon that’s becoming commonplace nationwide?

Reckless Driving With Fatal Consequences

Posted by Shane Teskey on 11 May 2010 in Road Safety | No comments

The latest figures for 2010 from An Garda Síochána show that there have been 68 traffic fatalities recorded up until 9am on May 11th. That’s down 24 (26%) for the same period in 2009 when 92 people lost their lives on Irish roads.

Despite the reduction in road fatalities poor behavior behind the wheel continues to put other drivers and road users at serious risk. The following pictures from Wreckedexotics.com serve as a useful reminder for us all of the devastating consequences that reckless driving can have.

Citroen Nemo Fails Which?Car ‘ELK’ Test

Posted by Shane Teskey on 28 April 2010 in Road Safety | No comments

See what happens when you drive a small MPV into an avoidance test without electronic stability control. Not pretty!