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Privatised cameras get the go ahead
Funding for the provision of privatised speed cameras was finally approved by Cabinet yesterday. The long-awaited decision will see a private firm provide 6,000 hours of speed camera enforcement a month, writes David Labanyi .
Gardaí driving official vehicles without full training
Some 2,600 gardaí are driving official vehicles without full training, 587 more than two years ago, latest figures reveal. David Labanyi reports.
Department considering write-off registration
Used car buyers will be able to discover if vehicles have been written off in crashes and repaired if new recommendations made to the Department of Transport become law, writes Simon Carswell .
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Nissan pick-up strikes out in safety crash tests
Nissan's Navara pick-up has recorded one of the worst Euro NCAP crash test scores in the test's history, according to results released yesterday. Paddy Comyn reports.Sell, sell, sell at the best car auction in town
In town - Barrett-Jackson: The Barrett-Jackson Collector Car event, with its massive television coverage and auctioneer's antics, is a must for the canny car spectator - but take carethat you don't catch Spanky the auctioneer's eye, writes Ben Oliver .Getting in vogue at a steep price
SecondHandSense: More than any other car, the Range Rover embodied the excesses of the Celtic Tiger. Big, muscular and powerful, it was seen by many as the ultimate statement of arrival.US muscle that deserves ridicule
The new Corvette may corner, but plenty of other US models warrant criticism, argues Conor Twomey .Getting it right . . . at last
Corvette's C6 blows off the stereotype that American sports cars are heavy on muscle but light on handling ability, writes Michael McAleer , Motoring editor.Setting the right price for popularity
In the early days of motoring it was soon apparent that trends in automobile design in Europe and in America were quite different.YouTube dangerous driver gets four-month sentence
HardShoulder: A British teenager who recorded himself driving at speeds of up to 210km/h and put the clip on the YouTube website was given a four-month suspended sentence and ordered to do 210 hours community service.Revised 3-Series to be released
HardShoulder: Hoping to steal some of the thunder from the successful launches of the Mercedes C-Class and Audi A4, BMW will introduce a revised version of its 3-Series later this year.Motors Quiz
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'Singalongs aren't going to stop bumfluffed boyracers'
So Ireland is to be represented at the Eurovision semi-final in May by a rubber turkey. How droll. Many fine folk were spitting feathers at Saturday's result, writes Killian Doyle .
US contender fails to build on the recent revival of the brand
There were high hopes for Chrysler's latest offering, the Sebring, writes Michael McAleer , Motoring editor. But the end result failed to deliver.
BMW's accessible adventurers
When you think of BMW motorbikes, you generally think of the big "GS", don't you? It's not only BMW's most iconic machine, in its latest R1200 GS guise it's also BMW best-selling bike ever.Aprilia unveils new superbike
Aprilia has unveiled its new RSV 4 that will go on sale in road-going form in late 2008. The racing version will compete in the World Superbike Championship in 2009.
