# motoring - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
# motoring - Friday 5 April, 2013
New changes to the arrears system once again raise the question of whether tax should instead be included in fuel.
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A change to the motor tax laws, confirmed yesterday, will end a system which could allow some drivers to escape motor tax.
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# motoring - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
A total of 11,682 private cars were sold for the first time in March – down from 13,051 the same time last year.
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Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you work your way into Wednesday.
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# motoring - Thursday 7 March, 2013
A total of 9,671 private cars were sold for the first time in February – down from nearly 11,000 the same time last year.
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# motoring - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
One council engineer admits that limited funding means “we are stretched beyond breaking point to carry out even basic repairs”.
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An average litre of petrol now costs 159.4 cent, and a litre of diesel 153.7 cent, according to AA Ireland research.
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# motoring - Monday 11 February, 2013
No more sitting at traffic lights?
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# motoring - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
The ULA deputy was arrested in Dublin last night, and said she had “been given a hot whiskey for a cold.”
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# motoring - Friday 25 January, 2013
SIMI’s video argues that changing the plates will have a broader positive effect than merely helping car sales.
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# motoring - Monday 7 January, 2013
Pharmacists say the new credit card-style driving licence system will remove the need to get photos taken at a shop.
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# motoring - Sunday 6 January, 2013
Two motorways, being completed in Brabant this summer, also include special lanes to recharge electric cars on the go.
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# motoring - Thursday 3 January, 2013
A pile-up at around 12:40pm caused the entire motorway to be closed off to passing southbound traffic.
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The Society of the Irish Motoring Industry says 79,498 cars were sold in 2012 – down from almost 90,000 the year before.
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# motoring - Monday 31 December, 2012
From tomorrow, new cars will carry the year of their registration plus an extra digit, depending on the time of year.
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# motoring - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Triskaidekaphobia wins: from next year there’ll be two batches of registration plates. Say hello to ’131′ and ’132′.
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# motoring - Sunday 2 December, 2012
VRT increases, road tax increases, and a new registration plate system.
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# motoring - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
A voluntary recall has been issued after problems were identified in the car maker’s Avensis and Prius models. It is part of a global recall of millions of vehicles.
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# motoring - Tuesday 6 November, 2012
A report of the Garda inspectorate says a practice warned about four years ago is still continuing.
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# motoring - Thursday 25 October, 2012
Around 500 jobs potentially at stake should the Southampton factory close.
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# motoring - Monday 15 October, 2012
A new EC directive on gender discrimination reckons that men and women should pay the same for their motor insurance. Do you agree?
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# motoring - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
It is part of a worldwide recall of 7.43 million cars around the world.
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# motoring - Friday 5 October, 2012
Transport ministers from both sides of the border have agreed a “detailed timetable” for laws recognising penalty points.
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# motoring - Tuesday 2 October, 2012
Figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry portray a struggling industry, with sales down in seven of nine months.
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# motoring - Tuesday 25 September, 2012
The woman in her 20s was involved in a collision with a car on Sarsfield Road at about 11pm last night.
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# motoring - Thursday 20 September, 2012
Noel Brett of the Road Safety Authority says it should be routine practice for drivers in crashes to have their records checked.
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# motoring - Tuesday 4 September, 2012
Data produced by AonInsure.ie shows that 11 out of 12 hypothetical drivers would get cheaper insurance in Waterford than anywhere else.
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# motoring - Saturday 25 August, 2012
Government is looking to introduce a new licence-plate system to boost car sales next year – when Healy-Rae first mooted the idea in February, he said he was “ridiculed”.
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It’s reported today that changes to the vehicle registration system will likely send the price of new cars even higher.
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# motoring - Friday 6 July, 2012
However, official figures are greatly exaggerated because of last year’s scrappage scheme.
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# motoring - Thursday 28 June, 2012
The worst of the rain seems to have passed – but the roads still present many hazards for motorists this morning.
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# motoring - Monday 11 June, 2012
The planned changes could also cut the penalties for driving without a valid NCT – from five points down to three.
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# motoring - Monday 4 June, 2012
Prices, charging points and government grants: TheJournal.ie looks into electric vehicle ownership in Ireland today.
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# motoring - Friday 1 June, 2012
# motoring - Sunday 27 May, 2012
The spectators were struck by an out-of-control car participating in the rally, around a mile outside Bailieborough.
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# motoring - Saturday 26 May, 2012
How much will the US’s aid cuts to Pakistan really matter? And just how many priests have been connected with abuse allegations?
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# motoring - Friday 25 May, 2012
Every morning, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine things you need to know as you kick off your day.
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Tougher laws to cut emissions would lead to dramatic savings in the cost of motoring, it’s been claimed.
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# motoring - Monday 21 May, 2012
An event in Dublin this week is set to call for the universal use of in-car breathalysers, disabling a car if the driver fails it.
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