The Volkswagen Emission Crisis – 6 Questions that remain unanswered
Diesels now account for over 75% of new cars on our roads and it’s a worrying time for owners in light of the Volkswagen Emission crisis, writes Geraldine Herbert The number of Irish cars fitted with a ‘defeat device’ could run to 80,000, based on the number of new Audi, Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen cars sold here between 2009 and 2014. A spokesperson for Volkswagen in Ireland has indicated that exact figures for...
The Volkswagen Recall – 8 things you need to know
VW faces billions in fines for an alleged Emissions fraud writes Geraldine Herbert What are VW accused of? The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) believe that Volkswagen have been using software on their “clean diesel” cars that is actually designed to manipulate emissions testing. How does the software work? The software device works by ensuring the car’s emissions systems only works when the cars are being tested for...
Survey reveals what we argue about in cars
A recent survey has revealed some of the top reasons for flare ups between drivers and passengers on car journeys writes Geraldine Herbert Rows over which route to take top the list for family flare-ups so a satnav may not only come in handy for finding alternative routes but could be the solution to avoiding in car arguments. Driving too fast, long journeys and music choice are next on the list, compiled by the audio and...
Do you judge other drivers based on the car they drive?
A survey commissioned by Continental tyres in the UK has revealed the type of driver least likely to be let out at a junction writes Geraldine Herbert People who use mobile phones at junctions are the least likely to be let out a new study claims. But while most would frown upon the use of mobile phones on the road and therefore reckon such drivers deserve to be left waiting, the rest of the top ten list reveals more interesting...
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...
Why are fuel prices back in the news?
Despite the fact that across the water fuel prices are failing in Ireland they continue to rise writes Geraldine Herbert Are fuel prices on the increase? -According to the AA petrol prices have risen by 13% since the beginning of the year and diesel by 8% But hasn’t the price of oil dropped? -Global oil prices had recovered in the last few months but in the last few weeks they are dropping again and have now dipped back below $50 a...
