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Motor tax - How the government can scupper the value of your vehicle
The Budget is coming up soon. I know, I know – it’s only August, but just as Back To School stuff starts appearing on our shelves in early June, so major firms...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Skoda Superb Combi
Years built: 2009 to 2015 Bodystyles: five-door estate What is it? With the Superb Estate, Skoda proved once and for all that NASA is wrong – deep space needn’t...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Approved Used Car Sales - The stakes have never been hire
With the used car market so dramatically outweighing new car sales, it’s no surprise that many of us have been tempted by a car makers ‘Approved Used’ programme...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
NCT Fail Dangerous cars are cause for concern
The number of dangerous cars on our roads are a serious risk to all road users Official statistics released by Applus, the organisation which runs the NCT in Ir...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
New Car Sales June - Down 15%
However the decrease in New Car Sales June 2015 is only a blip as outlook remains positive New car sales for June 2015 slumped by 15% when compared to the same...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Ford Galaxy
Years built: 2006 to 2015 Bodystyles: five-door, seven-seat MPV What is it? The Galaxy has long been the mainstay of Ford’s seven-seat fleet. Originally introdu...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Buying a used car - a High-wire act between availability and price
Did you know that you’re more likely to buy a poorly-kept car if you buy in the summer? Sounds odd, but it is, according to the research, actually quite true. C...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Car Safety could become a key sales tool.
There is new high-tech safety equipment out there for our cars which can save lives, and yet we’re being charged huge amounts extra every time we fit it to our...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Seat Leon
Years built: 2005 to 2012 Bodystyles: five-door hatchback What is it? I should probably declare something of a personal interest here – no, I’m not secretly a S...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Commercial & Car Sales up Used Imports down
2015 New car sales are up over 26% for the year to date, an increase of almost 17,000 units compared with the same period in 2014 as the Motor Industry looks se...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Volvo XC90
Years built: 2003 to 2015 Bodystyles: seven-seat SUV What is it? This was, actually, the first Volvo ever to be sold with a waiting list. No kidding – when the...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago -
Car recalls - What to do if your car gets recalled.
With more than 50,000 Irish cars about to be recalled to have defective airbags replaced, there’s a pretty good chance that you’re about to get a recall notice...
by Michael Rochford
11 years ago
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