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Driver stopped with pint of Guinness in car
In a bazaar police stop, Gardaí in County Meath arrested a man after he was stopped and found to have a pint of Guinness sitting in the cup holder as if it was the most natural thing in the world. A member of An Garda Síochána labelled the incident last week as “the most bizarre yet”. The driver was arrested...
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Crazy Roman Police Escort for the Irish Rugby Team
Watch as the Irish rugby team get a crazy police escort through the streets of Rome at the weekend in the runup to their match with Italy which happened yesterday. You will see the bazaar and erratic driving of the Italian cops as the weave in and out at high speed in their escort duties on Saturday in the Eternal...
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Reports reveal that one in eight Irish motorists know an uninsured driver
Reports reveal that one in eight Irish motorists suspect that someone they know is an uninsured driver. A recent AA Car Insurance survey of 2,500 motorists suggests that 7.64% strongly believe they know someone driving without insurance. A further 5.17% are convinced said they were somewhat convinced that they knew of at least one uninsured driver among their social circle....
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Delivery driver falls asleep and crashes into four Ferrari’s
20 Year Old Crashes into 4 Ferrari's A 20-year-old delivery driver from Taiwan is facing astronomical costs for repairs after he crashed into four supercars. One lapse in concentration for this young driver will cost him dearly for years to come as he single-handedly damaged four exotic cars worth more than €1 million euro. The 20-year-old allegedly fell asleep at...
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Ford warns that a no-deal Brexit will be ‘catastrophic’
“We will take whatever action is necessary to preserve the competitiveness of our European business” Global car manufacturing giant, Ford is warning that a no-deal Brexit next month would be “catastrophic” for the UK’s auto industry. If that is the case, then there could be implications. Ford has not confirmed it but they may be stepping up preparations to move...
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Gardai are Seizing Eight Cars A Day Driven by Unaccompanied Learner Drivers
Reports reveal that the Gardaí are seizing on average about eight cars a day which are being driven by unaccompanied learner drivers. The legislation which came into force just recently gives the guards the powers to impound cars being driven by unaccompanied learner drivers Any unaccompanied learner drivers whose vehicles have been seized can also face court fines of up...
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Dublin Traffic Congestion Almost as Bad As Bogota and Rome
Dublin City Traffic Dublin may be one of the worst cities in the world for traffic congestion according to reports. Only drivers in Rome and the capital city ofColombia,Bogotá,spent more time stuck in traffic than Dubliners. The latest traffic research comes from Inrix,a global company that specialises in transportation analytics. They say that Dublin drivers spent a total of 246...
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Irish Motorists Not Taking Advantage of Electric Toll Discount
The Minister of Transport, Shane Ross is blaming car owners’ own ‘inertia’ for not signing up for electric toll discount. Electric Vehicle (EV) discounts could be worth up to €500 a year for private cars and €1,000 annually for commercial vehicles. This so-called “inertia” as Ross puts it, may be the reason that only about a half of electric car...
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Car Paint Job Hides Hidden Collision History
What do the numbers marked on the body of this car mean? As most of us may know, paint applications require preparation and primer steps for proper application. Modern automobile paint is applied to vehicles in the factory in several layers. All these layers usually have a total thickness of around 100 µm(0.1mm). Under the International System of Units, there...
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Will Self-driving Cars Cruise the Streets Instead of Paying For Parking
Great question! Will self-driving car owners of the future allow their cars to cruise the streets on their own instead of paying for parking? A scenario like this could have the potential to cause traffic gridlock in the cities of the near future. Cheap autonomous car owners allowing their cars to self drive around the block as they pop into...