Tuesday is the most popular day to buy or sell a used car, data from Cartell.ie has shown. The result is based on analysis of daily transaction figures for used vehicles over the past four years. The first Tuesday in February was the most popular day overall to buy a used car over the...
Read more →Higher points for speeding and using a mobile phone are among the proposals to emerge from a government review of the penalty points system. The Department of Transport review recommends increasing the penalty points from two to three for speeding. It also suggests consideration be given to introducing a graduated range of penalty points...
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Renault has announced details of a new scrappage offer for this month. Under the Scrapattoni June Deal, customers who buy a new Renault car and trade in their eight years or older vehicle will get an extra €1,500 on top of the current offer plus a five years unlimited mileage warranty. Customers also can...
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Opel has announced an autumn date for the Irish launch of its new Astra Saloon. Joining the hatchback, Sports Tourer and GTC coupe, the 4-door saloon will complete the Astra line up. Six engine types will initially be on offer in Ireland – three petrol units – 1.4 turbo (140hp), 1.6i six-speed automatic (115hp),...
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World Rally Championships star Jari-Matti Latvala was one of nine drivers to set 16 Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) speed world records in the new Ford Focus 1.0-litre EcoBoost. The records were set at the CERAM test circuit in Mortefontaine, France on distances ranging from 1km to 4,104.7km. They included tests from a standing...
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Anyone in and around Dublin this afternoon could be forgiven for assuming a T. rex had somehow invaded the Irish capital, such was the roar from the Formula 1 cars at the Bavaria City Racing event. More than 110,000 people turned out on an extremely cold and wet Sunday to check out the sights,...
Read more →Some €18million worth of vehicles took part in the Bavaria City Racing event in Dublin. Among them were the HR LeMans Spyker, Porsche GT3 Cup Cars and a British Touring Car, which made up the race car demonstration. Race Car demo at Bavaria City RacingJune 3rd, 2012Niall O'Hara
Read more →McLaren Formula 1 star Jenson Button was in Dublin today as part of the Bavaria City Racing event. Not only was he driving the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix winning car, he also took two lucky competition winners for a spin in the McLaren MP4 Supercar. Check out our videos to hear the roar from...
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