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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Dacia Sandero
Years built: 2013 to date Bodystyles: Hatchback What is it? The Dacia Sandero achieved a sort of fame, back in the old days of the Top Gear TV sh...
by Michael Rochford
9 months ago -
Dangers of in-car data
A recent report by global market analysts McKinsey has estimated that by the end of the next decade, the use of in-car data, in-car internet, and...
by Michael Rochford
10 months ago -
Car Insurance companies expect new Garda unit to have ‘immediate effect’
It’s one of the biggest costs in motoring and regularly cited by Irish drivers as a serious concern when it comes to keeping their cars on the ro...
by Michael Rochford
11 months ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Lexus GS300h
Years built: 2012 to 2018 Bodystyles: Saloon What is it? It’s perhaps no surprise that people are, en masse, switching to hybrid power. Not only...
by Michael Rochford
11 months ago -
Can you claim a car share back on your tax?
We have all become drearily used to the grind of paying for our cars, and indeed paying the tax needed to keep them running. Quite apart from the...
by Michael Rochford
1 year ago -
Family car - What car to buy when the family grows?
There is a certainty that deserves to be up there with death and taxes and it’s that you will, some day, need a more practical car. I know, it’s...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Peugeot RCZ
Years built: 2010 to 2015 Bodystyles: Coupe What is it? The RCZ was something of a surprise from Peugeot, when it was launched. Originally a con...
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Not all bad news for younger drivers when it comes to insurance
While insurance premiums for young and first-time drivers remain obstructively high, new research indicates that, by ticking off a few criteria,...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Mazda CX-5
Years built: 2012 to 2017 Bodystyles: SUV What is it? The CX-5 was, contrary to popular belief, not Mazda’s first SUV. That would be the Tribute,...
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PCP - So what's all the fuss about?
Consumers warned by the CCPC to think carefully before committing to a PCP. But we ask what's all the fuss about and should we really be worried?...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Hyundai i40
Years built: 2011 - today Bodystyles: Family saloon and estate What is it? The traditional four-door family saloon market may have had its applec...
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Pan-European mileage register will be vital in the war against clocking
This week, European MEPs have voted in favour of a resolution that would see ‘clocking’ (winding back the mileage reading of a car to increase pr...