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2018’s big motoring trend — increasing petrol and hybrid sales, and imports, will drive down diesel values
The switch has been pretty dramatic. From 2008 to 2017, you couldn’t pull Irish buyers away from their diesels. Driven by a low taxation rate, both in VRT and m...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
VRT.ie and Motorcheck announce partnership
VRT.ie and Motorcheck partnership We are delighted to announce that Motorcheck has joined forces with VRT.ie to create a unique partnership, which will be hugel...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Audi A1
Years built: 2010 to today Bodystyles: Premium small hatchback What is it? The A1 should have been something of a disappointment — it effectively, if not actual...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
To PCP or not to PCP?
With January looming fast in the windscreen, the time has come to make decisions on your car buying for 2018. Buy new in January? Buy used? An import? Chances a...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Kia Sportage MkII
Years built: 2005 to 2010 Bodystyles: SUV What is it? The second-generation Kia Sportage tends to get a bit lost in the mists of motoring history, mostly becaus...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
The myth of car reliability - Which brand's are actually the most relaible?
What’s a reliable car? Which brands are the most reliable? If you thought, briefly, about that question and answered ‘anything Japanese’ or ‘Toyota’ then, to be...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Used Car Buyers Guide: Opel Zafira
Years built: 2005 to 2014 Bodystyles: Seven-seat MPV What is it? There’s something of a run on good seven-seaters at the moment, as the recent baby-boom takes h...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Has the budget tipped the balance in favour of electric cars?
The short answer to the question posed in the headline is… no. The announcement of a one-year zero-rate for Benefit In Kind on electric vehicles is a welcome mo...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Beware of cars with no MOT
In the UK the MOT check (or Ministry Of Transport) is the equivalent to our NCT. The UK test pre-dates our own NCT check by several decades. An annual health c...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Tips For Buying A Used Car, From The RSA
Buying a used car? Don't regret it! Buying a used car can be a daunting experience. At best its a large investment that can be fraught with risk. At Motorcheck...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Hyundai i30 Estate & Hatchback
Years built: 2007 to 2012 Bodystyles: Five-door hatchback and estate What is it? Hyundai has just launched its handsome new i30 estate, and that seems like a pe...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago -
Changing emissions tests will have knock-on effects on vehicle values.
As our kids trudge their way back to school on September the 1st, they will probably be unaware of a major change taking place in the way our cars' emissions ar...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago
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