14 Feb 2018
Posted by Barry Aldworth 
You're more likely to break down in bad weather. There's more risk of delays too, but not necessarily in the way you'd expect. If vehicles ahead lose control – a jack-knifed lorry for example – you won't be able to get through, no matter how well equipped your car is with winter tyres or chains. ...
Read more → 15 Nov 2017
Posted by Chris Jones 
Over the coming weeks, thousands of Irish bargain-hunters are likely to make the trip to Northern Ireland to do their Christmas shopping. With the pound remaining weak as the UK gets to grips with Brexit, just under one in 10 respondents to our latest AA membership poll said they intended on doing...
Read more → 26 Feb 2017
Posted by Barry Aldworth 
Four small patches of rubber each about the size of your hand are the only parts of the car in touch with the road. So as we approach winter, having the right tyres in good condition and correctly inflated is very important for your safety. Regular checks and maintenance help to make tyres last longer,...
Read more → 03 Jan 2017
Posted by Michelle Connor 
With the New Year barely three days old AA Rescue is reporting that it has probably already had its busiest morning of 2017: the first day back for the bulk of the Irish workforce.The January return is often the single busiest day of the whole calendar year for car breakdowns as cars that have been left...
Read more → 29 Nov 2016
Posted by Barry Aldworth 
Improper use of fog lights by other road users is a key concern of motorists during the winter period, with over 80% holding the view that fog lights are under used by other drivers – research carried out by AA Ireland has found. In an AA Motor Insurance Survey of over 9,000 people, 46.75% of those...
Read more → 26 Jan 2016
Posted by Vicky Sargeant 
Men in Ireland are almost twice as confident as women when it comes to routine car repairs – despite putting in more calls for breakdown assistance. According to an AA Membership survey of over 4,500 motorists, an average confidence rate in men of 73 percent means most of them don’t think twice...
Read more → 07 Dec 2015
Posted by Orla O'Callaghan 
The number of people opting to do their Christmas shopping in Northern Ireland this year has plummeted to 7% - a quarter of what it once was in 2008, new figures show. An AA Membership survey of over 5,500 people reveals that since the economic recession in 2008, the overall figure for those travelling...
Read more → 27 Nov 2015
Posted by Linda Pototzki 
Unless you have been living in the Bahamas over the last week or so, you may have noticed winter’s chill creeping in. The AA is urging motorists to drive with extra care ahead of windy weather conditions forecasted for this weekend. Met Eireann has issued a status yellow wind warning[1] from 6am tomorrow...
Read more → 20 Oct 2015
Posted by Orla O'Callaghan
The key to avoiding a breakdown is good and regular maintenance together with an understanding of what's most likely to go wrong. The number of models and complexity of modern cars mean that AA patrols are called on to deal with thousands of different faults. These are the most common though, and have...
Read more → 13 Jan 2015
Posted by Miriam O'Neill 
…But more males have had a near miss or a collision Wicklow drivers best track record on icy roads 90% of female motorists in Ireland compared to two thirds of males have said they feel some degree of anxiety when faced with the task of driving on icy roads. This is according to the findings...
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