5+ day, 49+ min ago   (175+ words) Clamping vans will all but disappear from Dublin city centre, and reports from members of the public about illegal parkers will be prioritised, under a radical overhaul of the city’s parking enforcement services. In the biggest change to parking controls…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (341+ words) The Irish Times Why motor industry lobbied for changes to vehicle registration plates Since 1987, the year of first registration has been prominently displayed on number plates Sir, – Brian Murphy (“Why we have years on our car number plates,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1367+ words) There’s a question that hovers over the DS like a drone: is this a proper premium car or a case of fur coat and Penneys undies? You get a good feel for the lure of a car in the shopping…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (738+ words) Is it coincidence or just plain bad luck that the ESB announced price hikes – of up to 6c per kWh – for its public electric car charging points just as the Government was rolling out its ICE2EV scrappage grant? The ESB’s prices are…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (571+ words) First and foremost, welcome to Ireland. We hope you’re going to be very happy here. When it comes to moving with a car from Europe, yes, you’re right – our insistence on driving on the left is a bit of a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (559+ words) The concept was already well established in the UK and China when it was introduced here a year ago. We started on a voluntary basis because the Revenue Commissioners did not want to pass the primary legislation that would have…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (619+ words) Well, you’re absolutely right to think that the €3,500 grant from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) doesn’t do enough to defray the steep first year deprecation that most new cars suffer, and which electric cars seem to suffer in…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (390+ words) What would it take for you to change your energy use habits? The head honchos at ESB Networks have teamed up with Cork-based electric vehicle charging company Ohme as part of a programme to find an answer to that question....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (425+ words) Unfortunately, we are. That is because of yet another spike in the cost of oil on global markets, which has been fuelled by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and by the apparent inability of the United States and…...