Ready for the Real Road – Motorways, Parallel Parking and Roundabouts
How to drive on Motorways, Roundabouts and Parallel Park So, you’ve passed your test and you’re now ready for real world driving. Having a full driving licence allows you to drive on the motorway, but are you ready for the challenges of entering a motorway, changing lanes and overtaking? There’s no need to panic; here are some simple tips to help you ease your way onto the motorway, into a parallel parking space and around a...
Why do cars fail the NCT
A bit of essential maintenance by motorists could cut the number of cars failing the National Car Test (NCT), Suzanne Keane explains the most common reasons for failing Lesss than half of all cars tested for the NCT pass on the first go. Retest results are more encouraging with more than 90% passing and only 0.1% falling into the “Fail Dangerous” category. The most common failures are as follows – Front Suspension Generally your...
New survey finds 84% of Irish drivers use electronic devices behind the wheel
A new survey highlights bad Irish driving habits Four out of five (84%) Irish drivers admit to using electronic devices or consulting maps while driving compared to two thirds (66%) of drivers in the UK. When it comes to sending text messages while at the wheel, a quarter (26%) of Irish drivers admit to this offence, exactly double the number in the UK (13%). That’s according to recent research commissioned by Aviva which looked at...
What you need to know about the Mercedes Benz recall
Mercedes is to recall millions of diesel cars over harmful emissions writes Geraldine Herbert The numbers? Mercedes-Benz is to recall more than 3 million diesel cars in Europe. What is the background to this recall? The German authorities has put all diesel engines under close scrutiny since DieselGate in September 2015 and as part of that there has been an investigation into Mercedes and possible manipulation of...
Customer protection agency to examine PCP car finance market
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) announced that it has commenced a study of the Personal Contract Plan (PCP) car finance market If you have bought a car on a PCP agreement, particularly if you have either experienced problems in understanding the product before buying or had difficulties from the time of siging up to the contract then the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) would like to...
The best reason for riding a motorbike – to find a boyfriend
Lara Platman takes a humorous look at the benefits of acquiring a motorbike licence It has been a while since I have been on a date and wondered what ingenious ways I could conjure up to acquire one. I remembered when I was riding a twist and go Vespa Scooter in London years ago I would quite easily meet people at traffic lights, so with this in mind I set to gaining my full motorbike licence and decided this might be a jolly good...
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