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BMW Seventh-Generation 3 Series Revealed
The all-new, seventh-generation 3 Series has been revealed by BMW. This version is one of BMW’s most important and popular core models and was revealed earlier this year for the first time at the Paris Motor Show. The new BMW 3 Series is Codenamed the ‘G20′ is expected to go on sale in early 2019. It is bigger in all...
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New Ford Mondeo Hybrid Estate to Hit Irish Roads
A new addition has been made to the Ford range in Ireland. Very soon we will see the new Ford Mondeo hybrid estate on Irish roads. The new addition should be here in spring 2019. Ford is aiming to expand its Hybrid range next year with the addition of this estate model. At present, the Mondeo Hybrid is only available...
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Conor McGregor Banned From Driving!
Conor McGregor gets driving ban UFC fighter Conor McGregor has been banned for driving for six months and fined €1,000 by a judge in Co Kildare for breaking speed limit at 154km/h. The world famous fighter was disqualified after admitting driving 54km/h over the speed limit in a 100km/h zone. He was stopped in October 2017 last year by Gardaí...
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How the pay between the top auto executives in the world compare?
With the arrest of Carlos Ghosn last week and his ouster as one of the most powerful auto executives in the world, many have wondered how the pay scale compares between him and some of the topautomotive executives in the world. Ghosn was ousted as the chairman of Nissan Motor last over allegations of financial misconduct including under-stating his income...
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Volkswagen's response to 'potentially lethal' seat belt fault criticised
Volkswagen owners who bought their cars over the summer say they were not told about a fault where a seat belt could unbuckle. Many have called Volkswagen's handling of a "potentially lethal safety issue" involving seatbelts as "completely unsatisfactory", Volkswagen has reportedly sold an estimated 55,000 vehicles since it was made aware of the fault six months ago with VW...
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Driverless cars to be tested in London and will be launched by Christmas
Autonomous cars are being tested on the streets of London as part of a plan to deploy the UK's first completely autonomous fleet on British roads by this Christmas. A UK Government-backed consortium is deploying these cars to map the streets of Hounslow in West London to teach them to understand road signs and lane markings following successful tests in...
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Drink Drivers Face Automatic Disqualification
Drink drivers face automatic disqualification as recent new laws came into effect. In the previous law, a concession was made in the legislation by which some drink drivers received penalty points instead of being disqualified but this has now changed. Drink-drivers will automatically be banned from driving for three months when they are caught. The Minister for Transport, Shane Ross...
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Small Italian village catches 55,000 speedsters in two weeks
Small European villages are not the kind of places that lend themselves to speeding but one such town. The small town of Acquetico in Italy has nabbed 55,000 people for speeding in just 2 weeks. The roads around this part of Italy are ultra-narrow sections as they were originally designed for horses, but in modern times there is the issue...
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Irish motorists offered discount on their insurance if they install a dash cam
In a bid to cut down on fraudulent injury claims, Irish motorists are being offered a discount on their insurance if they install a dash cam. AXA Insurance is offering their customers a 10% discount off their car insurance policies if they install a Nextbase dash cam in their vehicle. The insurance company announced the incentive as they launch an...
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Are Self Driving Cars The Future?
Did you know that human error accounts for 81% of car crashes? Some are proposing that taking the human element off the roads with self-driving cars may result in a safer future for all. In this Infographic provided by Hussey Fraser Solicitors in Dublin, you will see how Self Driving Cars Work by the use of futuristicautonomous vehicle technologies? Simply...