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Tuesday 22 September 2020
A number of Volvo cars and some Renault Meganes are being recalled to fix issues.
Dublin City Council has proposed measures to allow the city to function as Covid-19 restrictions are eased.
AA Ireland said a lot of breakdowns at the moment are from faults caused by lack of use.
The new measures are expected to be published in the coming days.
It comes one day after MOT testing in Northern Ireland was suspended due to similar issues.
The government is expected to soon publish draft legislation banning the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030.
Several other vehicles were also damaged in the incident on Friday night.
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
The levy has been paid on petrol, oil and diesel since 1996.
The recall affects 2,500 vehicles in the Republic of Ireland.
Wicklow’s electric car sales jumped massively, while Longford’s hybrid car licencing jumped by almost 15%.
Emergency services attended the scene and the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
A total of 1,437 electric vehicles were registered so far this year.
It has been suggested that drivers are buying from the UK on the back of a strong Euro.
The EU yesterday announced a string of new measures proposed by the EU to help improve road safety.
It is part of a string of new measures proposed by the EU to help improve road safety.
Many of the vehicles targeted were unlocked.
The car giant announced in 2016 that it planned to build the model at its plant in Sunderland.
More than 32,000 new cars were registered in January, a 12.6% reduction on the same period last year.
Temperatures today are only set to reach as high as 5 degrees with a sharp frost present on many roads.
Overall, new car sales fell last year by 4.4%.
Gardaí said the operation “relates to offences of deception involving the purchase and sale of vintage and classic cars”.
Cannonball 2018 kicked off from Malahide Castle yesterday morning.
Is it time to get tough on motorists who block cycle lanes?
A new law to require drivers to allow one metre when passing cyclists on roads was announced in February.
Six in 10 people have had their mode of transport damaged by potholes.
Drivers are paying 10c more compared to July 2017.
There have been a number of fatal road accidents in recent days.
Even if you don’t drive them, driverless cars could be part of your driving test.
Arralis CEO Barry Lunn is working towards the motoring industry’s ‘iPhone moment’.
VW will begin writing to affected buyers “within the next few weeks”, it said.
The affected models are BMW 1 Series, 3 Series, Z4 and X1 petrol and diesel models made between March 2007 and August 2011.
eCall is a new life-saving technology which will be fitted to all new cars from today.
Gardaí say that the vast majority of cars that were broken into or stolen from were done so using the key.
The proposed College Green plaza has raised some businesses’ hackles.
Several people had to be rescued after getting stuck in their cars.
NCT certs will not be issued for non-zero emissions cars.
Last year legislation came into effect to regulate clamping in Ireland, allowing for an appeals process from people who have felt hard-done by from clamping companies.
The gangs have been robbing homes and cars for over a decade.
The SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon will be running across the capital from 8.55am tomorrow.
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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