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More SHOCKING proof why diesel cars should face a total BAN
It has been scientifically proven that diesel car emissions can significantly raise the risk of heart attacks and strokes. According to new research, danger to human health is increased due to the particles emitted by car exhausts. Diesel vehicles emit toxic particles and pollutants emitted from exhaust pipes which can enter the bloodstream via the lungs thus increasing the risk...
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Woman returns from walk in countryside to find vandals have flipped her car on its roof
Katy Skelton, 25, was out walking in the countryside but when she returned to her car she found her new blue Mini had been flipped over onto its roof. The little blue mini was badly damaged following the senseless attack near popular Cave Hill in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Katy and her friends were horrified that vandals had flipped her...
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8 in 10 motorists support new Garda drug testing
A few weeks back the Gardaí introduced new roadside drug testing technology in their efforts to enforce the law with regards to road safety. The Gardaí can now identify motorists driving under the influence of cocaine, marijuana, opiates and benzodiazepines such as Valium and also identify certain legal prescription drugs. The AA Ireland polled of over 3,000 AA members and...
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Horrified mechanic discovers tampered airbag system in second hand car
Horrified mechanic discovers tampered airbag system in second-hand car A garage owner was horrified to discover a car his garage was working on had a dangerously modified airbag system. The garage owner issued a stark warning to everyone buying a second hand to be aware of the possibility of dangerous airbags. Mechanic Richard Dixon discovered his client's car had been...
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Thieves steal car by holding a bag up to your front door
Thieves have stolen been a £60,000 BMW X5, simply by doing nothing more than holding a bag up to their front door. This happened in the UK just days after a Mercedes Benz was stolen in a similar way. Experts think that the thieves have a transmitting device inside the bag that extends the signal from the BMW’s keyless fob,...
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The Most Valuable Car in the World?
Could this be the most valuable car in the world? Atlanta multi-millionaire Preston Henn died this week at the age of 86 leaving what is possibly the most expensive car in the world.The vintage Ferrari could be worth in the region of $100 million. The Atlanta millionaire who was a flea-market magnate and racing aficionado was the owner of one...
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Garda’s car stolen as professional European crime gang targets Irish cars
A Garda’s BMW was stolen yesterday morning as a professional European-based crime gang targets Irish car owners in fresh car-hacking crimewave. The BMW 520 Series car was stolen from the guards home in Ratoath, Co Meath. The Gardaí are hunting a professional crime gang which are hacking high-powered cars in a crime wave sweeping across Ireland. The Gardaí are seeing...
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Two injured as truck collides with Luas tram
There were disruptions to tram services this morning on the Luas Red Line in Dublin as a result of a collision between a truck and a Luas tram between Saggart and Belgard. Two people were brought to Tallaght Hospital but their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Services have been restored now but they were delayed for several hours...
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Ban on cars from Dublin’s Eden Quay to be abandoned
The proposed ban on cars from Eden Quay is now to be abandoned under a revised Dublin City Council traffic plan. The earlier plan was devised so as to prevent delays to trams the new Luas lines by banning cars from Eden Quay. The original plan had many objections from the beginning and it seemed quite ill-thought out. The National...
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Disqualified motorcyclist caught speeding at 200 km/h
A Limerick motorcyclist who had been disqualified from driving for ten years was caught driving at 200km/h in a 100km/h zone by Gardaí. An Garda Síochána posted a picture of the bike on Twitter this morning, with the guilty party set to be sentenced as soon as he gets into court. The arrest of the biker comes only days after...