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Car costs up 7% this year
The cost of running a car has risen by 7 per cent in the past 12 months, despite a drop in the cost of insurance premiums for a fourth successive year, according to a survey published today.
More gardaí get training to use roadside breathalysers
More than 1,540 gardaí have been trained in the use of roadside breathalysers since mandatory alcohol testing was introduced last year.
Council seeks roadworks controls
Dublin City Council is proposing to introduce tighter controls
on when utility companies can dig up roads in the capital.
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Now the sky's the limit for Bill Cullen
Bill Cullen has lost his Renault franchise - but he'll still be working in the motor business, and living out his dreams, reports Hugh OramHibernian to link driving schools to insurance
A new national driving school which will link premiums to the level of training received by motorists is being set up by the motor insurer Hibernian.How the Jeep weighed in for wartime victory
PastImperfect: 'Barney' Roos and the Jeep: Delmar "Barney" Roos was not a man to be trifled with: a brilliant engineer with boundless energy and a temper to match, he was someone who got things done.Economical in city scene
SecondHandSense: Daihatsu Charade: Anyone who has ever witnessed a traffic jam in Japan, which can make our M50 look like part of Operation Freeflow, will immediately understand why the government there decided quite some time ago to encourage people to buy much smaller cars. The so-called K Car category, which allows owners significant tax advantages, has created a whole new generation of small cars.Future perfect for Fiat's 500
After losing its way, Fiat is coming back to form with astute management and the new 500. Michael McAleer , Motoring Editor, reportsUsed car imports from UK hit 50,000 a year
New figures show an increase in the number of used cars being imported from the UK. Paddy Comyn reportsHurtling happily around the bends
Rallying school: From the 'picnic route' to the to the shimmying of the Mini Cooper S - one morning at rally school made a huge difference to attitude and training, writes Caroline MaddenReliably tough with added comfort
FirstDrive: Mazda BT-50 Mazda's new addition to the pick-up market is a reliable workhorse with family car comfort, writes Paddy ComynCut from a different cloth
Is there no end to the number of niches BMW will explore? Some thought the 1-Series hatchback was a step away from the premium image of the blue and white badge and there are a surprising number on the road - despite the fact that the range overlaps in parts with the more elegant 3-Series saloon.HelpDesk
Michael McAleer answers your questions
Biofuel baloney
Emissions: fuelling the question Oil is running out. We've about 40 years, tops, before there's so little left it'll cost more per litre than the blood of angels. For some parts of the world, like small nations with healthy oil reserves, tinpot tyrants and tiny armies, this will spell disaster. They'll be picked on and fought over by big military powers like they were goldfish thrown into a bucket of piranhas, writes Kilian Doyle .
Nissan's efficiently tedious Tiida Factfile:
Though it's efficient, the Tiida, Nissan's replacement for the
Almera, has no style, writes
Michael McAleer , Motoring Editor
Made for a streetbiking man (or woman)
BikeTest: Aprilia Pegaso 650 Strada For city streets or mountain and moors, the Aprilia Pegaso is a real contender, writes Conor TwomeyMotorbikeNews
SKERRIES 100 The most popular road races in the south of Ireland, the Skerries 100 road races, will kick off in Fingal at the weekend.Practice takes place on Friday, and roads will be closed from 3pm to 9.30pm. Race day, with a 12-race programme, is on Saturday, with roads closed from 9.30am to 6.30pm. For more information visit www.loughshinnymotorcycleclub.com
