What is a Green card and why would you need one?
In the event of a no deal Brexit motorists travelling between Britain and Ireland will need a Green Card but what is and how do you get it? Geraldine Herbert explains What is a green card? Currently, when you take your car to any country within the EU including the UK you are covered by the terms of the EU Motor Insurance Directive (MID). Essentially what this says is that anyone who holds a motor insurance policy in an EU...
8 Factors that will shape the Motoring Landscape in 2019
Political factors will shape the motoring landscape in Ireland in 2019, writes Geraldine Herbert Brexit With less than 74 days to go before the UK deadline, a no-deal Brexit is more likely than ever. If the UK leaves without a deal, UK car exports to the EU would become subject to a 10pc tariff under World Trade Organisation rules. A subsequent devaluation of the pound could see European car prices rise as much as 21% in the UK and UK...
A no-deal Brexit is not an option for the Irish motor industry
The impact of any Brexit deal will have far-reaching consequences for the Irish car market, writes Geraldine Herbert Since the vote by the UK to leave the EU in June 2016, used car imports have been steadily rising and have doubled in two years, up to almost 100,000 from 48,000 in 2015. New car registrations fell by 11.2pc last month and by 4.4pc overall, this year compared to 2017. Despite favourable economic conditions of strong...
Diesel imports are only part of the problem
There is a glut of older diesels on our roads and its not just as a result of imports writes Geraldine Herbert With only weeks to go to the budget there have been calls from within the motor industry to ban the importation of used cars from the UK. James McCarthy, CEO of Nissan Ireland, said that unless a ban is introduced on cars imported from the UK that do not meet the current Euro 6 emissions standard, it will be impossible for...
10 trends that will shape motoring in 2018
We look at some of the trends likely to shape the motoring landscape in Ireland in 2018 writes Geraldine Herbert Trend #1 – E-mobility The future maybe electric but 2018 is unlikely to be the breakthrough year. While many companies are committing to Electric cars we are unlikely to seem much change in the choice of EVs until 2019 or later so for now the short supply and unreliability of the current charging infrastructure will...
