• Posts Tagged ‘Road Safety Authority’

    Free coffee for tired drivers

    by  • August 3, 2012 • Motoring News

    2012 Topaz driver reviver poster

    Topaz is offering free coffee to motorists travelling today on a bank holiday trip as part of its Driver Reviver campaign. Run in association with the Road Safety Authority, the offer is available on bank holiday Fridays at more than 100 participating outlets across the country. Topaz reckons it will give away up to...

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    Make sure to belt up to avoid points

    by  • August 2, 2012 • Motoring News

    CEO of the Road Safety Authority, Noel Brett

    Allowing a child to travel unrestrained in a car or a goods vehicle is to become a penalty points offence from midnight. Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has announced a raft of new seatbelt-related penalties in a bid to tackle the flouting of this law. Figures from the RSA have shown that 23 per cent...

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    SIMI launches quality servicing scheme

    by  • May 18, 2012 • Motoring News

    2012 SIMI Autosure

    The Society of the Irish Motor Industry has launched a new scheme to professionalise car servicing in Ireland. Similar to the RECI scheme for electrical contractors, only qualified technicians will be allowed to sign off on service work carried out under the SIMI Autosure Professional Register (SIMI APR). Parts that need to be replaced...

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