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How Long Do Penalty Points Last?
Penalty points stay on your Irish driving licence record for three years. The clock runs from the date the points are applied to your record, not the date of t...
2 weeks ago -
What is Good Mileage for a Used Car?
When shopping for a used car in Ireland, mileage is often the first number buyers look at and frequently the one they fixate on most. A high odometer reading...
by Michael Rochford
4 months ago -
Road safety tips everyone should know.
Keeping yourself safe on the road has long been a tricky game. Ireland’s road network, with its preponderance of poorly-surfaced, poorly-lit, poorly-equipped c...
2 years 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 many months aw...
3 years ago -
Should we copy the UK, and let learner drivers learn on motorways?
It has long been an established tenet of learning to drive that you don’t do it on the motorway. There is a blanket ban on learner drivers, held in place by the...
7 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 -
European Driving Rules: A little homework can keep those holiday blues at bay
Many of us will be planning a trip away, out foreign, for some part of the coming summer (well, we say summer but it's belting down outside as we write this…) b...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago -
Towing limits - Knowing your limits.
It made for a pretty spectacular sight. I mean, the Airbus A380 is always something of a spectacular sight. Not the prettiest aircraft in history perhaps, but i...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago -
Car safety rating: Does a poor safety rating mean a car isn’t safe?
The Ford Mustang, that classic icon of all-American freedom has been brought crashing down to Earth this week when the crash test experts at EuroNCAP gave it a...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago -
The great winter tyre debate
The key question here is, are Ireland’s winters really that harsh? I know, it gets chilly and the rainfall count never seems to drop off, but by and large, we h...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago -
One in four UK imports could have defective tyres
When the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union back in June, many of us predicted that Ireland would be immediately swamped by an incoming tide of ch...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago -
Motion sickness: Why sick simulators will make for a smoother ride for everyone
Are you one of those people who starts to feel queasy in a car if you read a book or watch a movie on a tablet? You’re not alone – car sickness is incredibly co...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago
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