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Texting while driving a menace but change needs to start at home
Irish drivers are fully in agreement with the recently introduced legislation on texting while driving, a fifth say they frequently use their phones behind the...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Consumers missing out on protection against car write-offs
Motorcheck.ie, Ireland’s leading vehicle history check service, is warning that Irish car buyers are missing out, with the announcement that Auto Trader in the...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Toyota Recall 6.39m Vehicles Worldwide
8,500 Irish vehicles thought to be affected by the latest Toyota recall With their impeccable reputation for reliability, the Toyota recall of 6.39m vehicles is...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Does car safety really sell?
You've probably never heard of Qoros. It’s a Chinese car brand, jointly owned by Beijing-based Chery Automotive and the government-backed Israel Corporation. I...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Will stricter speed limits play with used values?
Variable speed limits and the return of the old black diagonal slash are on the cards following a major review of speed limits by the Road Safety Authority. The...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Floods of tears. Flood damaged cars
We all saw, both at first hand and in photos and on the telly, the swathe of destruction which the winter storms wrought on the south and west coasts of Ireland...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Car Clocking to become a criminal offence
Clockers thought to cost car buyers up to €60m in inflated car values annually are to be criminalised under Irish law Leo Varadkar the Minister for Transport, T...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Safety 1st Motoring
Safety 1st. There was an unfortunate confluence of events as we moved into the final days of 2013. First, and most worryingly, came news that 28 more people wer...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Winter Car Maintenance Woes
As winter begins to bite the risk of accident and breakdown on the road becomes more enhanced. But as the festive season kicks in, it can be too much of a chore...
by Michael Rochford
12 years ago -
Warning about Fake NCT Certificates
Motorcheck.ie speak with Aideen Finnegan in the 98FM news desk about the recent theft of NCT certificates and how consumers can protect themselves from buying a...
by Shane Teasky
12 years ago -
Dublin Moves to 6th Place (from 24th) in 'Most Congested' Stats
SatNav giant TomTom today launches the first quarterly Congestion Index that accurately identifies and analyses traffic congestion in major cities across Europe...
by Shane Teasky
14 years ago -
Clocking costs UK car buyers more than £500m a year
This video posted today on the BBC Website highlights the extent of the car-clocking problem experienced by UK car buyers. Unfortunately a significant number of...
by Shane Teasky
15 years ago
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