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The Forgotten Car Showroom - Eerie Abandoned Car Dealership on the Island of Malta
The Forgotten Car Showroom - the eerie abandoned car dealership on the island of Malta On the island of Malta stands an eerie abandoned car dealership where cars have lain untouched for 20 years. Inside the abandoned Subaru dealership is a collection of abandoned cars that have not seen the light of day for more than 20 years including a...
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Car owners who allow learner drivers to drive unaccompanied will face prosecution
Unaccompanied learner drivers As many learner drivers know only too well, it is currently illegal for them to drive a vehicle unaccompanied and must by law have a full-licenced driver beside them. What's more, that full-licenced driver must have their own licence for at least two years’ standing. In light of this fact, the Minister for Transport, Shane Ross is...
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Car buying customer destroys 6 cars and ploughs car into showroom
Car buying customer destroys 6 cars and ploughs car into showroom A Dublin motorist has allegedly caused thousands of Euro worth of damage when they drove their car through the window of a car dealership on the Long Mile Road at the weekend. Although it was a major collision incident the Garda did not attend the scene as it was...
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New UK Vehicle Write-off Categories Explained
Origins of the ‘Write-off’ Category Designation Many are familiar with the terms ‘Write-off’ or ‘Written-off’ when it comes to cars. From the expression itself, we can ascertain that this must have originally been an expression uses for accounting purposes. The original definition of the expression ‘written-off’ or ‘to write-off’ something comes from the world of accountancy but for a long...
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Advantages of buying a car from a reputable dealership
Buying a car or a van from a dealership If you are looking to buy a high-quality used car orvanat a reasonable rate, one option when deciding where to get your next vehicle is buying from a reputable dealership rather than directly from the current owner through classified advertisements. This can have great advantages for customers looking for a car...
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Survey reveals nearly a third of cars vandalised
Motorists are being urged to take necessary precautions in protecting their cars from damage as a new survey reveals nearly a third of cars are vandalised. It has been found that almost a third of car owners have found signs of vandalisation on their cars at some stage in their driving careers. The survey was carried out by AA Car...
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Demolition Duterte Derby! President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte destroys luxury cars in his war on crime
The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte has personally overseen the destruction of about 30 luxury vehicles that were believed to have been illegally imported into the country. Road rollers crushed P61.6 million worth of cars. Duterte said: “You want imported cars? Pay import duties first,” The Commissioner of the BoC (Bureau of Customs) Isidro Lapeña has said that his...
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Volkswagen boss attacks Tesla Motors for “barely selling 80,000 cars a year”
Volkswagen boss attacks Tesla Motors for “barely selling 80,000 cars a year” During a discussion on the future of the automotive industry, the head of Volkswagen, Matthias Müller ripped into Tesla during a panel discussion. The VW CEO certainly set the cat among the pigeons. Prompted by a comment from the moderator, Müller laid into the electric car company for...
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State fund to cover €40m claims bill owed to drivers following Setanta Insurance collapse
An Irish State fund will cover an estimated €40m shortfall owed to hundreds of drivers following the collapse of Setanta Insurance. At this time about 1,600 people with claims which were being processed by the Maltese insurer have been left out of pocket as there is not enough funds left in the cofferes of collapsed insurance company to make payouts....
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VW Monkey Tests showed that an Old Ford Pick-Up is Cleaner than a New Beetle
News of experiments on monkeys and also 2013 tests on human volunteers in Germany has sparked outrage among German politicians and forced apologies from VW, BMW and Daimler. On investigation into the affair, VW’s chief lobbyist was suspended. Prof Hutter told Bild the monkey experiment was “unbelievable and would probably not have been allowed in Europe”. On Wednesday a VW...