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What Are The Car Tax Rates in Ireland?
Car tax in Ireland falls into two categories: purchase taxes (VRT and VAT, paid when you buy or import a vehicle) and motor tax (an annual charge for using you...
4 months ago -
Best Cars for 2026: A Look Ahead
As we look ahead to 2026, the Irish car market is gearing up for some exciting new arrivals. With advancements in electric vehicle (EV) technology, the increas...
8 months ago -
Our favourite cars of 2024
It’s coming to the end of 2024, and Christmas is approaching fast — you can tell because of the increasing levels of Mariah Carey and Michael Buble in the air....
1 year ago -
The best 4x4s in Ireland
Now, before we start on all this, we need to get our terms straight. This is not a piece about the best SUV nor crossover in Ireland. There are plenty such mod...
1 year ago -
What’s the best family car in 2024?
Buying the right car for a family is a tricky business. You need lots of space, of course. Some extra seats for those days when more people than usual need to...
2 years ago -
Classic cars for 2024
As the new year ticks around, so another tranche of favourite old cars become, officially in the eyes of the taxman, classics (or ‘vintage’ to give the officia...
2 years ago -
The best Japanese cars you can buy
Back in the late sixties and early seventies, the European — and especially Irish — car markets were hit by an utter earthquake. Having built up their home-gro...
2 years ago -
The best German cars you can buy
Germany invented the car, let’s not forget. While any successful invention has an infinite number of parents, it was Karl Benz who created the first useable ca...
2 years ago -
The best British cars you can buy
While the Germans get the credit for inventing the modern motor car, the Brits got into the game pretty quickly too — one Henry Sturmey was building Gottleib D...
2 years ago -
The best French cars you can buy
French cars often get a good kicking in some circles. Too unreliable, cheaply-made, too quirky, weird steering wheels… As is so often the case, these are the w...
3 years 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 of motor tax, in...
4 years ago
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