Is pre-registering cars good or bad for the motorist?
The car market is finally showings signs of recovery but there are still growing numbers of nearly-new cars writes Geraldine Herbert Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) this week showed that the car industry was finally recovering. Sales were up 26% on the period last year and sales in July showed an increase of more than 50% on the same month last year. According to the CSO 99,950 new cars were registered by the end of...
First Drive: 2015 Can-Am Spyder F3
The Can-Am ‘trikes’ back! – We drive the 2015 Can-Am Spyder F3, the three wheeled trike that promises the thrills of a motorbike writes Hannah Gordon We have all become a nation of miserable workaholics, unable to switch off our screens and social media devices and just go out into the open road and treat the rumbling tarmac as our playground. Looking at my diary I am very much guilty of this, as I turn each page its full of...
Dacia Duster Commercial Signature 1.5 dCi 110 4×4
Dacia reckon their new Duster Commercial is rugged, robust and ready for business writes Suzanne Keane What is it? Dacia’s Duster has been on Irish roads since early 2013 and the commercial version is based on the same design as the passenger car – minus the rear seats. Who is it aimed at? The Duster is aimed at those seeking a good value commercial vehicle that won’t look out of place parked in their driveway. It also comes with a 3...
Ten Things We Learned about Travelling in Ireland in 2014
The CSO’s national travel survey was recently published and reveals the travel habits of people in Ireland in 2014 writes Geraldine Herbert Women were more than twice as likely to travel as a passenger in a car than men. Men were substantially more likely to travel by lorry or motorcycle than women. Nearly a fifth of all journeys were for a distance less than 2 km The most common reasons for making a journey in 2014 were to travel to...
Helen Cranny’s First Car ………..
What was your first car and why did you buy it? My first car was a 1967 Morris Minor. I only did my Driving Test in the 90’s and passed first time!! My late Partner and I set up and ran the Irish Morris Minor Owners Club, so I had to have a “moggy”! She was a beauty in cream and navy blue with navy interior trim with cream piping. How did it change your life? I loved having the freedom to go anywhere at my own spreed, my own route,...
