Planning to take a car to Spain this year?
If you are planning to take a car to Spain this year?, don’t leave home without knowing some of the important driving regulations. You are required to carry two warning triangles. In the event of a breakdown, they should be placed in front of and behind the car. If a driver wears glasses, they must keep a spare pair in the car. As with much of Europe, the drink drive limit is lower in Spain than in Ireland. Bear this in mind and if...
Buying a Small Economical Car for €8,000
Question Hi there, I am looking for a small economical car to use around the city. It must be small enough that it is easy to park and suitable for city driving but I also leave the city most weekends so it needs to be up to motorway driving. My budget is around €8,000 and I’d like something with a bit of style too, Any ideas? Karen Cronin, Cork Answer Hi Karen, There is a huge choice out there for city driving, but...
Want to spend 2 weeks in St. Lucia and earn €10,000?
TomTom’s Map Paradise Project, is recruiting families and groups of friends to help map five tropical islands. Today applications open for St. Lucia. TomTom is looking for people to spend two weeks on the island and earn €10,000 for mapping it. Successful applicants will need to explore St Lucia in a specially equipped mapping car, the first stage of the TomTom map-making process. No mapping experience is needed, but TomTom is...
BMW 116D URBAN
BMW’s new 1-series might not look much different from the outside, but behind the wheel it is a totally different story. What is it? BMW’s baby Beemer is still one of most impressive hatchbacks on the road and eight years since it was first launched it remains the only rear-wheel drive car in its class. The new version combines economy with some suitably beefy engines. Who is it aimed at? Not one for those with children; this...
Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) Can Reduce Accidents By Up To 27%
A mere three seconds can change your life, it is estimated that nearly 80% of crashes are caused by some form of driver distraction within three seconds before the event. A driver who is distracted or inattentive is far more likely to brake too late or without the right amount of force when faced with a critical situation. A range of technologies have been developed which can help the driver to avoid these kinds of accidents or, at...
