Motorcheck Blog - Official Used Car Check, Vehicle History Check Ireland

Car Sales Slowdown after Scrappage Boost

Posted by Shane Teskey on 21 July 2011 in New Cars | 5 comments

With early indications showing a slowdown in car sales after the end of the government scrappage scheme, Motorcheck asks a number of industry insiders about their predictions for the rest of 2011 and into 2012.

Barcelona Harley Days 2011

Posted by Shane Teskey on 12 July 2011 in Specialist Cars & Clubs | No comments

It’s a great time of the year to take to the road (on two or four wheels) and Motorcheck took full advantage of the fine weather to visit one of the summer’s biggest European Harley Davidson events.

Irish Classic & Vintage Show 2011

Posted by Shane Teskey on 3 July 2011 in Specialist Cars & Clubs | 4 comments

The 2011 Irish Classic & Vintage Motor Show was a real cracker! Over 1,200 cars on show made the 20th anniversary of the event a great day out for the crowds that visited.

Here are some pictures we took on the day. What’s your favourite?

Swords Motor Show 2011

Posted by Shane Teskey on 27 June 2011 in Specialist Cars & Clubs | No comments

Motorcheck was at the National Show Centre in Swords on Saturday to visit the “Prestige, Sports and Classic Car Sale & Showcase”. There was a beautiful De Lorean on sale at the show along with a great line up of recession flouting Aston Martin, Bentley and Ferrari’s from Paddy Connolly.
A tenner a head for entry...

Car Clocking Grips Northern Ireland

Posted by Shane Teskey on 23 June 2011 in Featured, How we've helped, Used Car Buying Tips | No comments

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”

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…

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.

Car Rental Rip-Off

Posted by Shane Teskey on 24 May 2011 in How we've helped | 4 comments

A Spanish car hire company’s fuel policy proves frustrating for Motorcheck on a recent trip to Spain.

Motorcheck introduces a ‘new’ New Car Search Engine

Posted by Shane Teskey on 29 April 2011 in How we've helped, New Cars | 1 comment

We’re really excited to be launching our ‘new’ New Car Search Engine. It’s the first product of our recent partnership with Jato dynamics and gives consumers the ability to compare multiple makes and model of cars across a variety of different headings.