Banner

  • 'Bias' claim for motor insurers

    Backdropped by the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, and behind that, the Dome of the Rock Mosque located beside the Al Aqsa compound, in east Jerusalem's old city, a 1963 Austin Healy participating in the annual JNF Burton London to Jerusalem Car Rally, is parked for the finale of the rally yesterday. Claims of discrimination have been made against insurance companies over how they price their premiums in relation to non-nationals. It appears they are being charged higher car insurance premiums even if they have full Irish driving licences and have lived here for a number of years.

  • Despite 'slippage' training plan is on schedule, says Brennan

    The Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has admitted he had encountered "some slippage" in relation to the introduction of Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) for all road users but says he still hopes to have it in place by the end of this year, and said he is still considering reducing the minimum age for motorcycles from 16 to 17 or even 18 years.

  • SUV sales slump as petrol prices rise in the US

    While Irish prices continue their upward spiral, in the US this week Rich Sopron, internet sales manager at the Larry Roesch Chevrolet dealership in Bensenville, Illinois, will scan his e-mails for signs of interest from prospective buyers of large sport utility vehicles (SUVs).

  • Range Rovers play follow the leader

    Land Rover has been playing follow-the-leader at Germany's Nurburgring with its current Range Rover and the sleeker Range Sports model, due out next Spring.
Other Stories

  • Catch-22 comes to court

    If you thought a charge of careless driving was reserved for inconsiderate, speeding maniacs, think again.

  • Peugeot's French revolution

    The family saloon market has not exactly been a hot-bed of design activity over the years.

  • Training pays off for the young drivers and Hibernian

    Reversing through a slalom of cones, a theory test, a driving test delivered with running commentary, a dusk-to-dawn driving curfew - the lengths some will go to cut their insurance premiums.

  • PastImperfect

    From the archives of Bob Montgomery , motoring historian.

  • Kia's route: more car, less money

    It's a three-letter badge that many Irish motorists probably haven't heard much of yet but now the people behind it are promising a lot more familiarity.

  • RoadDesk

    Routes to avoid around the country during the week ahead

  • SECOND-HAND SENSE

    Buying a used Honda Jazz: The emergence of the Honda Jazz as the car with the best ownership satisfaction rating in Britain may come as a surprise to some, simply because of the car's relatively low profile in this country.

  • People carriers in sales boom

    Toyota remains top of the car sales table for 2004, with its Corolla model holding top spot with 4,335 sales to the end of April, ahead of its leading competitor the Ford Focus, with 3,966.

  • MarqueTime

    All you need to know about... Tata

  • HelpDesk

    Michael McAleer answers your queries
MotorcyclesBack to Top

  • Mondello takes to two wheeled champs

    Expect a spectacular weekend of high octane, high-speed motorbike racing as brave riders battle it out on the track for Round five of the British Superbike Championships (BSB) at Mondello Park,Co Kildare.

  • MotorBikes

    Gems from a golden era: On our travels we occasionally come across interesting and unusual machines from times past.

  • MY BIKE AND I

    John Keating, mortician, St James's Hospital
Road TestBack to Top

  • Nissan 350Z

    Nissan 350Z Back in 1989, a little known car magazine called Fast Lane stumbled upon a circulation trick. Long before dedicated motoring channels and free CDs with Sunday newspapers, its pioneering editors included a free cassette tape. Not, as you may think, a collection of great "driving" music. Nor the Cars greatest hits, if such a thing exists.
EmissionsBack to Top

  • Lagos loco

    No doubt many of you will have read of the recent travails of the Lagos traffic police. This august organisation, driven demented, if you'll excuse the pun, by the antics of Nigerian motorists, were forced to subject a whopping 608 of the 22,418 people busted last year to psychiatric testing after they were caught driving the wrong way down city streets.
Weekly Index
TEducation
Health
WMotors
An Teanga Bheo
Commercial Property
TScience
Property
SWeekend
News Features
Obituaries
Magazine
Archive
Click a date to view the paper on that day
PreviousNext
MTWTFSS
Advertisement
Crosswords and Sudoku
PuzzlesSudoku and interactive Irish Times crosswords
What does this mean?
What is Premium ContentIndicates Premium Content, which is available to subscribers.
PDF downloads
PDF downloads Download today's front page or TV listings page as they appear in The Irish Times
Article Index
Tue | Wed | Thu | Sat