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Do electric cars hold their value?
Resale value is a key component of a car’s running costs. Indeed, given that an average car can shed 60 per cent of its original price in the fi...
1 week ago -
Should I be worried about NCT delays?
There are plenty of stories circulating about delays in getting your car through its NCT test, with some testing centres returning booking dates...
2 weeks ago -
How much can I bargain on a used car?
How much can you bargain on a used car? The short answer is ‘lots’ but as ever, it’s a little more complicated than that. The first thing to d...
1 month ago -
Why is my car using so much fuel?
Fuel prices have, thankfully, retreated somewhat from their recent peaks, but with continuing production and refining bottlenecks in the oil ind...
2 months ago -
What’s the best time of year to sell my car?
Timing, as any comedian will tell you, is everything. What goes for comedy also goes for car sales, as there are always peaks and troughs in the...
3 months ago -
What does a used car warranty cover?
It used to be the case that, when buying a used car, the dealer you’d bought it from might offer you, at best, a 30-day warranty for anything th...
4 months ago -
What is Too Much Mileage on a Used Car?
A question you'll hear quite often, "how much km is too much for a used car?" The answer to this question is — there is no upper limit figure. I...
5 months ago -
Are diesel cars more economical?
Are diesel cars really more economical? In the past, the answer to this question would have been a simple yes. Diesel engines burn their fuel by...
6 months ago -
How much does it cost to charge an electric car?
With fuel prices spiking above €2 per litre, and no sign of them falling, many of us are thinking about turning to all-electric motoring much so...
7 months ago -
How much is a car service?
How much your car will cost to service is one of the many motoring questions that harks back to finding out how long a piece of string might be....
8 months ago -
MotorCheck study on UK Write-offs featured on RTE's Prime Time
The research focused on vehicles that had been imported to Ireland from the UK and found more than 39,000 of these imports had been written off...
9 months ago -
What are the best cars for first-time drivers?
Getting your first car is a modern-day rite of passage. It’s that first taste of true freedom (well, freedom of travel — you’ll not be free o...
9 months ago -
What are the car tax rates in Ireland?
Oh, how we wish there was a simple answer to this question… Car tax rates in Ireland vary depending on whether we’re talking about purchase t...
10 months ago -
The best electric cars on sale in Ireland
We’re probably all thinking about going electric when we buy our next new (or even used) car. You might be asking yourself, what is the best ele...
11 months ago -
How do I order a replacement log-book in Ireland?
Well, the short answer is that you don’t — it’s not actually called a log-book in Ireland anymore. In fact, since 2004 what we used to call the...
11 months ago -
Buying a car in the New Year and looking for finance?
We ask what finance type is most suitable for you. When buying a car and it comes to choosing between a Personal Loan, HP or PCP to finance th...
1 year ago -
What Oil to Use for My Car?
Checking your engine’s oil should really be as routine as checking your tyre pressures and tread depths. Except, of course, none of us does eith...
1 year ago -
What Should I Look for When Buying a Used Car
You might be about to splash out on a new motor, but then you find yourself asking, what should I look for when buying a used car? Well, there a...
1 year ago -
Can Your No Claims Bonus Be Used On Two Cars?
The no-claims bonus, or no-claims discount, is a vital part of any insurance policy for all but the youngest and most inexperienced drivers. It’...
1 year ago -
What do They Check on a Car Service?
Q: My car needs a service, but I’m not sure what will actually be done to it when I drop it in. What do they check during a car service? A: As...
1 year ago -
COVID Car Sales - Reasons for the Motor Trade to be optimistic in 2021
The New Car market is down more than 20% and the Used Car market is down 6% in January 2021, but with restrictions continuing until Easter and a...
1 year ago -
Used Car Sales Bounce Back
Sales of Used Cars in June 2020 have increased by more than 25% compared to June 2019 (figures to June 30th 2020) Used Car Sales Up 25% in...
2 years ago -
Car cleaning and Coronavirus
Pandemic, Covid-19 and Coronavirus are front of mind for us all currently. People are endeavouring to stay virus free, maintain social distancing...
2 years ago -
Could flying cars become a reality?
In the midst of all the worries and panic over Covid-19 and the lockdown that Ireland is currently experiencing, we thought it might make a ple...
2 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Peugeot 208
Years built: 2012 to 2020 Bodystyles: Three-and-five-door supermini What is it? There’s a new Peugeot 208 just gone on sale, so this seems...
2 years ago -
Irish buyers still lack trust in electric cars
If the results of a survey by Allianz Insurance into the attitudes of Irish drivers towards electric cars is to be believed, then there is a grea...
2 years ago -
Nox Levy & BREXIT halt the growth of UK car imports
Used cars imported from the UK in Jan 2020 are down almost 26% on last year due mainly to the Nox Levy The latest used car sales stats release...
3 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Seat Ateca
Years built: 2016 to today Bodystyles: Five-door family crossover What is it? Seat’s mid-size family crossover has never managed to top the sales...
3 years ago -
Explosives could make electric cars safer
One of the unintended consequences of the rise of electric cars is that they present a whole new raft of issues for emergency services. Chief amo...
3 years ago -
Uber under fire for emissions as we have to ask; can we afford robot cars?
News that ride-hailing service Uber has seen its licence to operate in London revoked came filed under ‘hardly surprising.’ Transport for London...
3 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Lexus CT200h
Years built: 2011 to today Bodystyles: Small hybrid hatchback What is it? The Lexus CT200h has, for quite some time now, been the luxury Japanese...
3 years ago -
Could English drivers pick up Irish bargain used cars?
Have we just entered a mysterious mirror universe where car buyers in the UK are flocking to Ireland to pick up bargain used cars? Not quite, but...
3 years ago -
Car makers defend performance as emissions targets loom
Europe’s car makers look likely to be able to hit stringent EU-mandated limits for Co2 emissions by 2021, but only if they all manage to push thr...
3 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Skoda Fabia
Years built: 2007 to 2014 Bodystyles: Small hatchback and estate What is it? This is the second generation Skoda Fabia, a car that built on the i...
3 years ago -
Irish motorists: We want greener cars, or maybe no cars at all
Irish car buyers are increasingly factoring climate change concerns into their car buying decisions. That’s according to research from Europcar M...
3 years ago -
Are we focusing too much on electric cars?
Ireland can meet its ambitious carbon emissions reductions more easily by encouraging the take-up of hybrid cars, rather than cars powered only...
3 years ago
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