Financing your new car
Here’s what you need to know when it comes to paying for a new car writes Geraldine Herbert The Covid pandemic has created much uncertainty around purchases that have a significant impact on your finances like car buying. If you are considering changing your car you may be wondering is now the right time. To tempt you back into showrooms there are a host of post-covid car deals and offers available at dealerships nationwide, so it is...
Top 3 must-have safety gadgets
When choosing a Christmas present this year think safety writes Geraldine Herbert Breathalyser Changes to the law in 2018 mean drink-driving offenders are automatically banned from driving for three months if caught with between 50-80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. Most of us would never contemplate taking our car with us on a night out, but you may still have alcohol in your system the morning after and...
Five ways a Hard Brexit will impact on Motoring in Ireland
What are the implications for car buying and Motorists in a post no-deal Brexit writes Geraldine Herbert? Importing a car from the UK will become more expensive Over 100,000 used cars were imported last year from the UK and Northern Ireland. A no-deal Brexit would mean that UK car exports to the EU would become subject to a 10% tariff under World Trade Organisation rules. There would also be VAT Charged. The customs duty is applied...
Six reasons not to buy a quad bike for kids this year
The RSA and An Garda Síochána are urging parents not to gift children quad bikes and scramblers this Christmas Before you buy a quad bike or scrambler as a gift for a child this year think twice; 1) Three of the six people who died in Ireland as a result of an incident involving a quad bike or scrambler were aged 18 or under between 2014 and 2019, according to the Road Safety Authority (RSA). 2) Like anything it’s not the quad bike...
Volkswagen ID.3 1st Edition
Is this the most important car Volkswagen has launched since the Golf in 1974? asks Geraldine Herbert Why you will like it? Volkswagen’s Golf-sized family hatch is the first in a family of ID-badged next-generation electric cars. Is it a looker? Gone are the days when electric cars looked weird and worthy the ID 3 is a very stylish good looking hatchback that actually looks far better in reality than photos might suggest. How...
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