4+ day, 19+ hour 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…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1134+ words) Dacia’s dinky little Spring electric car made a valiant effort at being not only the cheapest electric car on sale in Ireland but also actually the cheapest car of all for a time. Sadly for the Spring, it was hamstrung…...

1+ week, 2+ 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…...

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, 5+ day ago   (1014+ words) There was a time when car makers were all about mechanical engineering. Somewhere along the line, the power shifted to marketing departments and software developers. These days there are several models on the market built by tech companies that simply…...