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  • Garda helicopter struggled to keep up with boy racer

    The Garda helicopter 'struggled to keep up' with a 17-year-old boy-racer as he drove a car up to 240km/h along the N7. The dangerous chase ended when the car collided with a Garda armed response unit vehicle on the N7. The teenager stole his mothers' car and drove it at speeds close to 150 miles-per-hour. He was travelling so fast...

  • €400m motorway opens between Gorey-Enniscorthy

    The project which has been in operation since 2016 with a total cost of €400m has finally been opened. The route of the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy is to the east of Enniscorthy, extending from the southern end of the Gorey Bypass at Clogh to a new junction at Scurlocksbush, approximately 1.5km to the north of Oil-gate. This venture took...

  • Major motor tax increases on the way

    Motor Tax Increase Major motor tax changes proposed for the next budget. According to government officials, major changes are to be implemented in the motor tax regime. This is to include an additional number of tax bands for Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT). There will also be an elimination of hybrid tax relief and electric vehicle grants, as well as a...

  • Mood reading vehicles

    New technology detects driver mood in a bid to reduce stress British manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has set the bar high with their new technology that will have the ability to detect a driver's mood and adjust the car's settings in a bid to reduce stress. Using new artificial intelligence (AI) technology the group has produced a mood detection system,...

  • How one rat could write-off your car?

    Rats don’t give a rats about your car! One Dublin woman was unfortunate to have her car written-off by a rat which destroyed part of her vehicle. As a result, Dublin City Council is facing calls to bring a major rat problem under control in one of the city's flat complexes. Pauline Nolans’ car was destroyed when the rat got...

  • The Welsh Hydrogen car of the future

    Riversimple, a small independent car manufacturer in rural Wales has developed a hydrogen vehicle that they hope will be part of a hydrogen future instead of the expensive and not so environmentally sensitive electric cars. The small rural manufacturer was founded by a former automotive engineer, Hugo Spowers. The British entrepreneur-engineer also headed up the development of the Morgan LIFEcar...

  • Electric car chargers for every English home

    EV chargers for everyone! Plans are being put in place to install an electric car charging point in every new home in England. The British government could fit an electric EV charge point in every home if their plan is implemented. It is proposed that the UK’s building regulations need to be changed so that the installation of the devices...

  • Hydrogen vs Electric - Who will win?

    The race to the best eco-car Electric vehicles as many know are currently at the forefront of the motor industry due to the fact that they are more eco-friendly than conventional petrol and diesel-fuelled cars. Many developments have been made on EV’s which have allowed them to surge onto the market as ‘the next best thing.’ There is now a...

  • Ever wondered why a cars indicator makes a clicking noise

    History of the car indicator As a driver, you know how annoying the indicator clicking sound is, especially when stopped at the lights and sometimes the gentle rhythmic tick, tick, tick sound can be hypnotic to some extent. No matter how you feel about it, you can’t avoid it but you might ask, how did the ticking of the indicator...

  • Clampers under scrutiny as Nationwide parking complaints rise

    There is now a Nationwide parking inquiry after a huge increase in complaints against the clampers. More than 300 motorists are making the argument that clamping signs are inadequate and as such have made these the subject of appeals to the NTA. The National Transport Authority revealed earlier this year that it was hiring extra staff just to...