Positive outlook for motor industry

Posted on October 2, 2015February 19, 2016 by admin

Official Statistics released on Thursday by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) shows that new car registrations for the month of September were up 23 per cent (4,787) compared to (3,899) September 2014 and are currently up 30 per cent (121,114) for the year 2015. Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) were up 16 per cent (1,584) on September 2014 (1,366) and year to date are up 49 per cent (21,645) overall. While Heavy Goods…

£1m masterminds of Britain’s biggest stolen car cloning racket sold more than 60 vehicles in elaborate scam

Posted on September 21, 2015February 19, 2016 by admin

The underworld masterminds of one of Britain’s largest ever car cloning rackets made £1million selling stolen vehicles on the second-hand car market. Ashley Halstead, 40, and Timothy Ellor, 33, ‘disguised’ vehicles using legitimate details from similar models and hawked them online via Auto Trader and eBay, a Manchester court heard. Unsuspecting buyers duped by the elaborate scam answered adverts and bought the affordable cars, only to discover they had been stolen. Police discovered Halstead and…

Conversions / Adaptations

Posted on June 11, 2015September 17, 2015 by admin

How much can we convert/adapt while still retain standards coupled with compliance?

Disabled Driver Scheme

Posted on June 11, 2015January 5, 2016 by admin

What is really required in accordance with the Disabled Driver Scheme?

End of Series (EOS)

Posted on June 11, 2015January 5, 2016 by admin

DID YOU KNOW -“You can only apply for an end of series derogation for a vehicle which has held a valid COC for three months prior to the date of the new regulation coming into force” What is an end-of-series vehicle: In order for a vehicle to be registered in Ireland it must meet certain standards and regulations – this is known as vehicle type approval. Some vehicles may have conformed to all the relevant…