# vehicles

Last month

August 2023

€14.58 daily charge introduced for some vehicles as London becomes largest pollution charging area

People who drive in the zone in a vehicle that does not meet minimum emissions standards are required to pay the daily fee or risk a €210 fine.

17.6k

Aug 29th 2023, 8:41 AM

Last year

2022

# going electric

Electric vehicle recharging infrastructure must be installed in new homes under new regulations

There are currently over 45,000 electric vehicles registered on Irish roads.

24.1k

Nov 11th 2022, 5:15 PM

# Witnesses

Gardaí appeal for information on two vehicles related to Tallaght shooting

A white Ford Transit Connect was burnt out in Clondalkin shortly after the shooting

8.9k

Oct 26th 2022, 5:28 PM

All time

# nct

Motorists taking NCT will have to return at a later date to complete test and receive full certificate

If stopped by gardaí without a full NCT certificate, motorists are urged to show gardaí a report issued to them by the NCTS.

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Jan 30th 2020, 9:23 PM

# TRYING THE HANDLES

'They will try every door': One third of all cars broken into in residential areas left unlocked

Gardaí estimate that over €30 million worth of items has been stolen from vehicles since January 2016.

18.6k

Dec 16th 2019, 10:30 AM

Voices

Opinion: 'It doesn’t make sense to allow dirty diesels from the last century to travel on inner-city streets'

Green Party MEP Ciarán Cuffe believes that we need to restrict the amount of vehicles entering Dublin every morning – as “our lives depend on it”.

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Aug 5th 2019, 7:00 AM

# Investigation

Cars sold in Ireland included in recall of 312,000 BMW vehicles

The affected models are BMW 1 Series, 3 Series, Z4 and X1 petrol and diesel models made between March 2007 and August 2011.

29.6k

May 9th 2018, 8:13 PM

# Organised Crime

Cars, cash and jewellery seized in CAB raids targeting Dublin gang

Some 46 cars were seized when 20 premises were raided this morning.

19.8k

Oct 18th 2016, 8:23 PM

# chilcot report

UK forces over-stretched and under pressure in Iraq and Afghanistan

The report sets out the challenges faced by British troops.

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Jul 6th 2016, 1:42 PM

# for whom the bill tolls

Driver fined €25,000 in M50 toll-dodging crackdown

Transport Infrastructure Ireland are taking a new hardline stance on those who don’t pay their tolls, including the seizure of offenders’ cars.

31.8k

Dec 17th 2015, 11:20 AM

# Snoozing

Owners of self-driving cars may need illegal distractions to stop them nodding off

A study in the US found people were less likely to fall asleep behind the wheel if they were watching a screen with moving images.

12.6k

Dec 6th 2015, 11:15 AM

# Dublin

Gardaí are getting hundreds of new cars, did your station get any?

Nearly €29 million has been invested in new Garda vehicles since 2012.

27.6k

Sep 26th 2015, 5:40 PM

# Das Pollution

Volkswagen is going to pay out billions over dirty diesel vehicles

Around €6.5 billion, to be precise.

20.7k

Sep 22nd 2015, 1:38 PM

# big changes

Minister defends plan to take the cars out of the centre of Dublin

It has been proposed that much of the centre of Dublin could be closed off to cars.

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Aug 16th 2015, 3:50 PM

# Recall

More than 25,000 Renaults have been recalled because of a braking issue

A spokesperson for the company has said that it is not a “stop driving your car immediately” issue.

22.0k

Jun 27th 2015, 1:08 PM

# Vroom vroom

Apple is going to send a fleet of vehicles to drive around Dublin soon

The vehicles will collect data to help improve Apple Maps, and could result in it launching its own version of Google Street View.

6.8k

Jun 10th 2015, 10:52 AM

# fleet issues

An ambulance broke down during an emergency once every 33 days last year

There were 48 total breakdowns overall.

11.0k

Mar 26th 2015, 6:00 PM

# Vroom vroom

370 new cars and vans are on their way to the gardaí

Hyundais, Fords and Fiats top the shopping list.

28.4k

Jan 15th 2015, 5:02 PM

# Shotgun

Over 96,000 new cars were sold in Ireland last year

Could sales break through the 100,000 mark in 2015?

15.8k

Jan 1st 2015, 3:29 PM

Over 300 new Garda cars were bought this year, so who got them?

The vehicles cost €7 million.

18.5k

Dec 13th 2014, 7:15 AM

# total recall

Volkswagen recalls 1,256 cars in Ireland

If you have a Volkswagen Polo 1,2 TDI, you should definitely read this.

17.2k

Oct 24th 2014, 5:29 PM

# keep on truckin'

"An absolute disgrace" - Hauliers hit back at criticism of Monday's blockade

The Irish Road Haulage Association has responded to criticism from Freight Transport Association Ireland over yesterday’s blockade action.

13.6k

Oct 21st 2014, 4:38 PM

# ARGHHHHHH

Ever been clamped? The process is set to be overhauled

A new Bill seeks to regulate release fees and introduce a complaints process.

25.5k

Oct 7th 2014, 6:34 PM

# Beep beep

A LOT of new cars have been bought in Ireland this year

Over 20,000 more new cars have been bought in Ireland so far this year, compared with 2013.

8.6k

Oct 7th 2014, 2:22 PM

# Miles to Go

48 ambulances have over 400,000km on the clock

Garda vehicles retire at 300,000 kilometres.

9.6k

Aug 24th 2014, 7:30 AM

# new cars

July sees big jump in licensing of new vehicles in Ireland

Over 76,300 new private cars were licensed in the first seven months of this year.

5.1k

Aug 8th 2014, 11:53 AM

# Dundalk

Two arrested after stolen vehicles discovered

The operation was carried out in the North Louth area.

12.6k

Jul 12th 2014, 12:10 PM

# scammed

These cars were bought with fake bank drafts and sold on to unsuspecting buyers

Gardaí said there is a nationwide scam with perpetrators using marketplace sites to buy the cars and then sell them on for cash. One person lost €40,000 last year.

36.3k

Jun 18th 2014, 12:46 PM

# Have your say

How should the driving test be changed?

The Road Safety Authority wants your input.

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Jun 6th 2014, 2:34 PM

# Beep beep

New car sales up 28 per cent as market continues to speed ahead

Almost 58,000 new cars have been sold so far this year.

7.3k

May 2nd 2014, 12:42 PM

# real-time info

Connected cars expected to arrive on European roads in 2015

The EC has confirmed that guidelines for connected cars, which will alert drivers to traffic jams and accidents, have been adopted and issued.

14.7k

Feb 13th 2014, 11:08 AM

# accidents

46 people killed in workplace accidents last year

The HSA said it was particularly concerned about the deaths of four children on farms in 2013.

7.0k

Jan 6th 2014, 2:05 PM

# Parking

Legislation to regulate vehicle clamping to be published early 2014

The new provisions will establish an independent appeals process.

7.7k

Dec 21st 2013, 7:30 AM

# no speeding

Watch: Company brings vehicles to a halt using only electromagnetic waves

The RF safe stop system uses radio frequency pulse to ‘confuse’ a vehicle’s electronic system, cutting the engine and bringing it to a standstill.

8.4k

Dec 4th 2013, 11:09 AM

Voices

Column: Our proposal for Budget 2014? Swappage.

The scrappage scheme worked but only provided a once-off (though welcome) boost to both car sales and tax revenues. Swappage is focused on longer term benefits, writes Alan Nolan.

Oct 13th 2013, 7:30 PM

# motors

Increase of 17% in new private cars licensed in September

Volkswagen was the most popular make of new vehicle licensed in September.

5.2k

Oct 7th 2013, 3:45 PM

# TOLL-FREE

Hauliers to use toll roads for free in November

The toll on four roads – the M1, M3, M6 and the Limerick Tunnel – will be lifted in November to see if it reduces the number of trucks using regional roads.

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Oct 2nd 2013, 2:42 PM