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New MotorCheck Brand
Ireland's best Car History Check website Motorcheck.ie will soon be re-branding, so this is just a little forward notice for all our existing customers of what...
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Greenhouse gas emissions - Falling diesel sales make for higher carbon emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions from cars are actually rising right now, across Europe, and that could in the very near future spell restrictions on car sales, and ind...
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MotorCheck Used Car Guide: Renault Kadjar
Years built: 2015 to today Bodystyles: Crossover SUV What is it? It’s a French Qashqai. Well, perhaps that’s a bit of a glib explanation, but that’s exactly wha...
7 years ago -
EU court ruling could render most diesel car sales illegal next year
Don’t let the headline above worry you, by the way. It was a bit of a ‘free beer here’ trap to grab your attention, because what follows is probably, almost cer...
7 years ago -
Cold weather can cut electric car range almost in half
The February 2019 car sales figures are in and while for the most part, they make the usual, depressing reading (overall sales down by 12 per cent so far this y...
7 years ago -
UK car industry turmoil means bad news for Irish dealers
The UK motor industry and car trade is currently caught in a toxic whirlwind of Brexit uncertainty, which has triggered a major fall-off in investment in vehicl...
7 years ago -
MotorCheck Used Car Guide: Kia Optima
hat is it? The Optima was Kia’s first truly competitive entry into the four-door family saloon sector, arriving in 2010 with styling that verges on being almost...
7 years ago -
Should we ban Used Car imports from the UK?
Motorcheck examines how the prospect of banning Used Car imports from the UK might affect the market. Well, should we? Some interesting, ‘terrifying’ if you’re...
7 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Volvo V60
What is it? Volvo’s mid-size estate was a big step up from the old V40 estate when it first arrived in 2011. Sleeker, sexier, and safer it made thoroughly good...
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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...
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Cautious welcome for electric car charging investment
€10 million from Climate Action fund put towards EV charging €10-million, while it would make for a nice lottery win, is perhaps not all that much when it comes...
7 years ago -
Most Popular Christmas Driving Songs In Ireland
It's the most wonderful time of the year. The shops are looking festive, the Christmas markets are buzzing, and the Christmas lights are being switched on in to...
7 years ago
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