Excessive speed, drink driving and non-wearing of seat belts are to be targeted by a major Garda operation in the greater Dublin area this bank holiday weekend. From today until Monday checkpoints will be placed at locations throughout the city, operating mandatory alcohol testing and checking for breaches of road traffic laws. 23 people have [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Bank holiday road campaign begins
October 24th, 2008
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General, Motoring News
Tags: Bank holiday
Dublin City centre traffic may be banned
October 23rd, 2008
Dublin City Council has warned that all through traffic may have to be banned from the city centre because of congestion and construction projects. A consultation paper says the number of commuters is projected to nearly double and that there is no room for more cars on city centre streets. The warning comes as the [...]
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Tags: city centre traffic
Car Tax Increase In The 2009 Budget
October 15th, 2008
The 2009 Budget was announced yesterday 14-Oct-2008 and as expected the car tax prices has been increased once again by 4% and respectively 5% with effect from January 2009. A complete list can be downloaded from the government website: Motor Tax Rates >>
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Tags: 2009 Car Tax Increase
RSA Driving Test – Their Own Rules Of The Road
October 2nd, 2008
Recently, a very good friend of mine has undergo her driving test but failed once again (talking about third time lucky-NOT). Please Note: It didn’t bother me at all that she failed the test, but when I’ve heard WHY, I got really upset, so I decided to contact the RSA Driving Test Office. Tried by [...]
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