Cars
# cars - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
Oil companies raided in price-fixing investigation
An inquiry has begun into claims oil prices may have been fixed for over a decade which could have resulted in petrol prices being kept artificially high.
# cars - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
BMW recalls over 1,500 cars in Ireland over air bag fault
The move is part of a global recall of 220,000 vehicles over airbags manufactured 10 years ago.
# cars - Sunday 28 April, 2013
Bad news, Scorpios: you’re the worst for making car insurance claims
Good news for Arians though (if you believe this kind of thing, that is…).
# cars - Friday 26 April, 2013
Is this the world’s worst attempt at parallel parking?
At 30+ minutes, we think it might be.
# cars - Monday 22 April, 2013
Average driver to spend €243 on petrol this month, paying €138.50 in tax
The latest price survey by the AA Roadwatch has shown that petrol now costs an average of 162 cent per litre, while diesel costs an average of 153.8 cent.
# cars - Monday 15 April, 2013
Who’s most likely to damage their own car by accident?
Damage includes causing a flat battery, running out of fuel or using the wrong fuel in the car – and it can be very costly.
# cars - Thursday 11 April, 2013
Toyota recall: Car maker joins Honda, Nissan, Mazda in Irish car recall
Toyota has recalled 22,000 cars in addition to Nissan, Honda and Mazda which have recalled over 15,000 cars between them.
The Evening Fix…now with added rainbows and tall ships
Things we learned, loved and shared today…
11 people who aren’t very big fans of clampers
Talk about being caught rapid.
Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda recall 3.4 million cars worldwide
The four giant Japanese carmakers cited the same malfunction in the passenger-side airbags, leading to the massive recall.
# cars - Monday 8 April, 2013
Slight increase in new car sales in March
In total, 17,600 cars were sold last month though sales of goods vehicles were down.
# cars - Sunday 7 April, 2013
Revenue to give seized vehicles to gardaÃ
The directive was signed by the Revenue Commissioner late last month.
# cars - Monday 18 March, 2013
Commuters could save thousands by ditching their cars – Bus Éireann
A new survey has found that some commuters could also have a month’s worth of travel bus services for less than the cost of a tank of petrol.
# cars - Saturday 16 March, 2013
Police seek witnesses over arson attacks and attempted hijacking
Two masked men armed with a gun attempted to hijack a car in Belfast.
# cars - Monday 4 March, 2013
60 per cent of people struggling to keep their car on the road
Several people in a new survey said their financial situation had become so tight that they had to leave their car off the road for weeks or even months.
# cars - Friday 15 February, 2013
Investigations after Gardaà injured in Limerick crash
Four people were taken to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital after the crash. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
# cars - Monday 11 February, 2013
Driverless cars will make intersections so efficient it’s scary
No more sitting at traffic lights?
# cars - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
VIDEO: Want to take a trip around Dublin city in 1965? Now you can…
This amazing video takes you on a bus tour around the capital as it was in the 1960s.
# cars - Saturday 26 January, 2013
24 staff at State’s debt management agency have company cars
In addition, at least one of two company cars used by employees on work-related travel was bought after the State guarantee of the banks in 2008.
# cars - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Graphs: Here’s how car-crazy Ireland was in 2000
Figures compiled by the All-Ireland Research Observatory show just how much car sales in Ireland spiked (especially in 2000) – but how they fell sharply in the crash.
# cars - Monday 14 January, 2013
One injured in accident involving three cars on M1
The incident occurred this morning at Junction 4, Donabate and is being dealt with by gardaÃ.
# cars - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
Free Audis ‘only used to bring ministers to hotels’ during EU Presidency
Ministers will be brought to their hotels by car for security reasons, but will join their colleagues on buses after that.
# cars - Saturday 5 January, 2013
Aaron McKenna: Changing the car reg plates is a good idea if it saves jobs
If it persuades people not to put off buying a car in 2013 – either through superstition or vanity – it will be a worthwhile exercise, writes Aaron McKenna.
# cars - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Toyota to pay $1.1 billion to settle huge recalls lawsuit
Toyota did not accept any blame for the mass recalls but agreed to compensate owners who said their cars lost value after dozens of deadly accidents.
# cars - Monday 24 December, 2012
Road users urged to take care over Christmas period
Drivers have been advised to be patient of other road users, to allow plenty of time for their journey, and to never ever drink and drive.
# cars - Thursday 20 December, 2012
Witnesses sought for Dublin City fatal road accident
Adam Nolan, 48, was killed after being struck by two cars.
# cars - Sunday 9 December, 2012
This is why they call Obama’s Cadillac ‘The Beast’
PLUS: Remember when it got caught on a high ramp at the US Embassy in Dublin?
# cars - Thursday 6 December, 2012
Association of Garda Sergeants ‘heard about cuts at same time as media’
Willie Gleeson from the Association said that despite requesting meetings with the Minister for Justice and Garda Commissioner, they only found out about the cuts yesterday.
# cars - Monday 3 December, 2012
Volvo wants ‘no deaths’ in its new cars by 2020
Swedish carmarker Volvo is aiming for zero deaths or injuries in its cars as of 2020 due to smart functions in its vehicles.
Rise in number of motorists using wrong fuel, says AA
Motorists are being hit with large bills after accidentally putting unsuitable fuel into their vehicles.
One killed and five injured in separate crashes in Carlow and Mayo
Three people are in critical condition after a three-car crash in Mayo. Separately, a 42-year-old man died in a car crash just outside Tullow in Carlow.
# cars - Thursday 29 November, 2012
Watch out: Drivers warned to take care on icy roads
Gardaà and AA Roadwatch are warning drivers to take care after freezing weather created dangerous conditions across the country.
# cars - Friday 2 November, 2012
Gardaà warn drivers as major outage cuts power to Slane
All traffic lights are out of order in Slane and Gardaà have told motorists to take extra care.
# cars - Thursday 25 October, 2012
Ford’s British van factory set to close: reports
Around 500 jobs potentially at stake should the Southampton factory close.
# cars - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Study: Smoking in cars exceeds safe air quality values, affects children
Aberdeen researchers found that fine particulate matter concentrations in cars where smoking takes place are high and can lead to ill-health effects in children.
# cars - Monday 15 October, 2012
On the roads: Gardaà to get 170 new vehicles
Around €3 million will be spend on the new vehicles, which will include patrol cars, unmarked cars and vans.
# cars - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added emos.
Here’s the things we learned, shared and loved today.
Toyota recall: Car maker recalls thousands of vehicles in Ireland
It is part of a worldwide recall of 7.43 million cars around the world.
# cars - Monday 8 October, 2012
New campaign encourages pregnant women to wear seat belts
A new campaign has been launched in Co Mayo to inform to mothers-to-be of the dangers of driving without wearing a seatbelt.
# cars - Friday 21 September, 2012
Mobility Week celebrated in Dublin this weekend
The EU initiative will see parking spaces transformed in parts of Dublin today, while tomorrow will see people encouraged to go into town without their car.
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