30 Jul 2014
Posted by Miriam O'Neill 
Press release issued by the RSA Press Office: New Novice driver category to come into effect from 1st August The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, today (Wednesday) announced a number of increases in penalty point offences to take effect from 1st August 2014. These...
Read more → 22 Jul 2014
Posted by Miriam O'Neill 
Read our latest press release here: Local rules and driver habits most likely to intimidate Irish motorists driving abroad More than a quarter of drivers in Ireland, 27%, would be anxious on some level at the prospect of driving abroad in a right hand drive country poll results released today by the AA suggest....
Read more → 17 Jul 2014
Posted by Miriam O'Neill 
We are conducting a major poll of the opinions of Irish motorists and householders on current issues and we hope that you will take part. Regular participants of the AA Motorists Panel Poll will be familiar with the format; the link below takes you to an online questionnaire which is easy to go through...
Read more → 15 Jul 2014
Posted by Vicky Sargeant 
Are you having difficulty selling your car? Why not try this! According to our friends at Newstalk, David Johns from Sydney decided that putting an ad in the newspaper or on a car site wasn’t for him. Instead he has created a complete marketing campaign to ensure that his Barina is bought! For those...
Read more → 15 Jul 2014
Posted by Miriam O'Neill 
Patrol John Merriman was thrilled to receive this fabulous drawing from Aimee Dundon, Clontarf, this week. John was out helping Aimee's mum Angela with a spot of car troubles. Thanks Aimee! We love it!
Read more → 11 Jul 2014
Posted by Miriam O'Neill 
The Irish Graduated Driving Licence (GDL) System for Learner / Novice Drivers The following information comes from the Irish Road Safety Authority regarding the Graduated Driving Licence System: As you may already be aware, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport announced changes to the driver...
Read more → 23 Jun 2014
Posted by Miriam O'Neill 
With the world cup up and running and many looking forward to watching the matches in their locals the AA is appealing to soccer fans, particularly young males, not to take a lift from a drunk driver. Highlighting the frequency of the practice, in a past AA Motor Insurance poll of close to 15,000...
Read more → 16 Jun 2014
Posted by Miriam O'Neill 
What do you think? Most people in Ireland, it appears, would be in favour of on-the-spot fines for jaywalkers, similar to those enforced in other countries around the world, who behave in a reckless manner when crossing the road. The results come from an online poll of 5,800 people conducted by AA Motor...
Read more → 09 Jun 2014
Posted by Miriam O'Neill 
The AA has welcomed the publication of the new law controlling the behaviour of private clampers. “The law contains exactly the provisions that we had asked for.” Says Director of Consumer Affairs Conor Faughnan. “This is what we recommended to the Oireachtas Transport Committee when we spoke...
Read more → 28 May 2014
Posted by Miriam O'Neill 
Dogs Trust and AA Ireland warns against leaving dogs in cars this Summer Dogs Trust, Irelands leading dog welfare charity, is today in conjunction with AA Ireland, launching one of its most important messages this summer; leaving your dog in a parked car can prove fatal. With people taking to the road...
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