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.

Top Tips for Buying a Used Car.

Posted by Shane Teskey on 3 January 2013 in Ask the Experts, Used Car Buying Tips | No comments

If you’re currently in the process of buying a used car here are some ‘Top Tips’ that you should bear in mind and avoid buying car that’s been clocked, previously written off, still under finance, used as a taxi or NCT failed.

Rise in Online Car Scams

Posted by Shane Teskey on 20 January 2012 in Ask the Experts, How we've helped, Used Car Buying Tips | 1 comment

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

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.

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.

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!

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”

Need something with a bit of extra legroom?

Posted by Shane Teskey on 27 May 2011 in Used Car Buying Tips, Used Cars | 4 comments

Motorcheck has been given exclusive access to a TTT (Transparent Trade Tender) where there are two very special vehicles going under the hammer.

Merlin Car Auctions is Ireland's Best Managed Company

Posted by Shane Teskey on 8 March 2011 in Used Car Buying Tips, Used Cars | No comments

One of our favourite partners, Merlin Car Auctions has been awarded the highly respected accolade of Deloitte Best Managed Company at an award ceremony held in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin last Friday (4th March 2011

Stolen Cars Seized in Balbriggan as part of Garda Operation

Posted by Shane Teskey on 23 October 2010 in Used Car Buying Tips | Comments Off

Garda begin ‘Operation Shannon’ in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin with the safe retrieval of 2 stolen cars and a further 4 in Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare.