How to Travel Safely with Pets: Essential Tips for Road Trips with Your Dog or Cat
Planning a road trip with your pet this summer? Whether you’re heading across the country or just taking a short drive, travelling with animals requires a bit of extra preparation to ensure the journey is safe, stress-free, and enjoyable for both you and your four-legged companion. First and foremost, safety comes above all. Just like humans, pets must be properly restrained in the car. Letting...
European New Car Assessment Programme
What is the European New Car Assessment Programme and why is it important asks Geraldine Herbert What is Euro NCAP? The European New Car Assessment Programme is a voluntary car safety performance assessment programme that was formed in 1996 to help consumers, their families and businesses compare vehicles more easily and to help them identify the safest choice for their needs. What do they test? The safety rating is determined from a...
Are We There Yet? Traveling with Children
As families all over the country will be taking to their car for the mid-term break we have some tips to make your car a safer place to travel in for you and your family writes Geraldine Herbert A mere three seconds can change your life; it is estimated that nearly 80% of crashes are caused by some form of driver distraction within three seconds before the event. Distractions in the car are far too numerous; we talk on mobile phones,...
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...
How safe is your car?
If you are thinking of buying a car be sure to find out about the car’s Euro NCAP rating writes Geraldine Herbert So what is Euro NCAP? Euro NCAP is the independent body in Europe behind new car crash safety. The European New Car Assessment Programme gives consumers information on the level of occupant protection provided by vehicles in a range of front and side crashes. New cars are assessed in four areas; Adult protection (for...
