Continuing our popular series – Used Car Advice – we want to hit an issue in 2014 which is impacting on several car buyers: Paul sent us an email: Hi there! I know ye guys can give advice on buying cars. Can you help us! We are currently driving a Ford Mondeo and while it’s still […]
Cartell today (May 15, 2014) say there is no evidence of a spike in the rate of clocking since introduction of legislation which criminalised vehicle clocking earlier this year. Cartell Director Jeff Aherne says: We see no evidence of a spike in clocking since the introduction of the new legislation. Currently our own figures indicate […]
New Irish motor site motorhub.ie reports on the recent release of the new study by Ford Motor Company entitled Ford Car Buying Trends 2014 where they have highlighted “national differences” when it comes to buying a vehicle from Ford. The study, which is based on analysis of more than 500,000 Ford vehicle purchases in Europe in 2013, […]
Speeding, eating in the car, texting at the wheel… we can all spot other people’s bad driving behaviour a mile away. But what about turning the mirror on ourselves? Research by Liberty Insurance, in conjunction with Millward Brown, found that while people were quick to point out bad behaviour by others, most failed to recognise their […]
The current leaders of the Irish Tarmac Championship will go head-to-head in Killarney at the Cartell.ie International Rally of the Lakes 2014. The list of entries for the event shows some fantastic strength in depth across the Historic, Main Field, and Junior Categories. Declan Boyle and Gary Jennings, currently sitting in the top two positions in […]
Cartell.ie recently took possession of a Seat Leon ST FR 2.0 TDI 150bhp DSG courtesy of Seat Ireland. It is the estate version of the Seat Leon and the FR is the sport version. We don’t do a lot of car testing internally but the advent of another mouth to feed on the home front […]
With entries still open for the Cartell.ie International Rally of the Lakes over the May Bank Holiday weekend, over 90 crews have entered and the stage is already set for battle royal in all classes and categories of the 35th Rally of the Lakes. Heading the international Entry list is last year’s winner, Gary Jennings […]
Edit: The clocking provision has now been enacted into Irish law and a commencement order has been signed: Road Traffic Act 2014 (Certain Provisions) Commencement Order 2014 While all the various political twists and turns develop in the Oireachtas, Cartell was delighted to learn that the Road Traffic Act 2014 has been enacted and it contains […]
Cartell was delighted to provide some assistance to Carzone.ie for the recent publication of their Motoring Report. This is the third such report and we have collaborated on each occasion alongside Completecar.ie. Aside from the headline figure across a lot of coverage of the report – 474,418 vehicles changed hands in the last six months of 2013 – […]
Cartell.ie, Ireland’s leading car history check company, has announced the renewal of its sponsorship of the International Rally of the Lakes in a deal that will run for the next three years. Cartell.ie is Ireland’s leading car history-check company and has been sponsoring the Rally of the Lakes since 2010. The new deal will ensure the […]
An article published in the Irish Independent points to useful research conducted by Cardiff University’s ‘Common Cold Centre’. According to a team at that university, driving with a bad cold or flu places you at higher risk. Our concentration levels actually fall by 50pc when we have a cold. This is the equivalent of downing more […]
Autotrade report on figures produced by SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) which show that so far this year, new car sales are up by 28 per cent. The confidence evident in January has continued into February with a 21 per cent increase in car sales. The light commercial vehicle market, which is a good sign of activity in the […]
This is the third year Cartell has been giving customers our unique perspective live from the Geneva Motor Show – the premiere event on the annual calendar for developments in the automotive world – and described as “the most eclectic auto show on the planet“. This year is the 84th edition of the show and you […]
The Peugeot 308 has been announced as the resounding winner of the Car of the Year Award. The winner was named last night in Geneva. The Peugeot won resoundingly over its nearest rival the BMW i3. This is the fourth time a Peugeot model has won the coveted award – the last time was in […]
For the third year in a row Cartell will report live from the Geneva Motor Show. The event, which opens to the public on the 6th March, is considered the premier show-piece for the automotive sector where manufacturers go all out to attract column inches with extravagant displays and announcements of new cutting-edge developments. Already, […]
Vehicle History Expert Cartell.ie report on the most popular day to buy or sell a motor vehicle in 2013. The most popular day of the year to do business in 2013 was the first Tuesday in October. Once again Tuesday was the day most business was done for the whole of 2013. Of the top-10 […]
The Irish Times reports today that Local authorities in Dublin have removed about 5,000 unauthorised ‘Cash for Cars’ signs over the past year and a half. In an article written by Dan Griffin it is disclosed that thousands of signs advertising ‘Cash for Cars’ and waste collection services which have been placed on traffic signals, […]
Used vehicle history experts Cartell.ie saw the following blog, posted by the vehicle experts over at completecar.ie, for buyers in the market for a reasonably priced MPV. Here’s what they had to say (all views are those of completecar.ie): We’re picking four MPVs that you can buy today for around €8,000. Which is plenty of […]
Research released today in the UK suggests that potholes are causing as much as £1.2 billion in damage every year due to damage to suspension, steering and wheels. The potholes are leaving drivers with an average repair bill of £140. The research authors, the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), say this is a 16% rise in […]
Vehicle History Check expert Cartell.ie featured on Ireland AM this morning when Cartell Director Jeff Aherne spoke to Mark Cagney about car clocking and write offs and informed viewers about the latest developments – and Cartell’s work in helping bring about those changes. Jeff spoke about the dangers of vehicle clocking, the regulatory issues, including […]
Regular readers of our blog will know we enjoy covering the latest arrivals at the international motor shows. We’ve covered the last two Geneva Motor Shows from Switzerland. The first big event of the year is the show in Detroit and after a hectic week last week – when we saw the Irish Government act […]
PRESS RELEASE Vehicle History Expert Cartell.ie today (16 January) commends the Government for swift action on the issue of regulation of vehicle write offs. Earlier this month (January 6) Cartell issued a Press Release which estimated that at least 6 deaths occur per annum in vehicles which were previously written off. Following from the success […]
PRESS RELEASE Vehicle History Check Expert Cartell.ie today (January 13) welcomes the news that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport is set to move amendments to the Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013 on Wednesday which will introduce the offence of “interference with the odometer of a motor vehicle” into Irish law. That legislation […]
PRESS RELEASE PROPER REGULATION OF WRITE OFFS COULD REDUCE ROAD DEATHS Vehicle History Expert Cartell.ie today (6 January 2014) calls on the Irish Government to introduce legislation for the proper regulation of vehicle write offs. At present there are approximately 36,000 vehicles written off in Ireland every year. About 12,000 of those are never returned […]
PRESS RELEASE LARGE-ENGINE CARS LOSING VALUE NUMBERS DWINDLE Vehicle data experts Cartell report today (19th December) that large-engine vehicles (those in excess of 2,000cc) are in decline with their numbers dwindling. There has been a 72% decrease in the number of 2 litre vehicles registered in 2012 versus 2007. Values have fallen such that the […]
Kris Meeke will drive with Paul Nagle for Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team in the 2014 World Rally Championship The 34-year-old Northern Irishman will drive one of the team’s DS3 WRCs on all rounds of the series, starting with the world-famous Rallye Monte Carlo in January. He will be co-driven by Paul Nagle, […]
Our collaborating partners completecar.ie report on the first results of a technical partnership between Toyota and BMW. The 2014 Toyota Verso 1.6 D-4D compact MPV will become the first Toyota to benefit from the partnership. This vehicle will be the first Toyota ever to have a BMW engine under the bonnet. Using the same unit […]
Vehicle History Check expert, Cartell.ie, notes the Irish Independent published an interesting proposal to curb the practice of vehicle clocking. It calls for the mandatory declaration of mileage at motor taxation renewal time every year. The proposal, published by Eddie Cunningham in the motoring section of yesterday’s paper, reads as follows: “There is a simple […]
Earlier in the year Vehicle History Check expert Cartell.ie published news that the most popular day of the week to conclude a sale of a vehicle is Tuesday. Now, on a different note entirely, a national newspaper reports today that another day of the week – Friday – is the most dangerous day to be […]
Vehicle History Check Expert Cartell.ie reports on the winner of the 2014 Continental Irish Car of the Year. Completecar.ie report that the Irish Motoring Writers’ Association (IMWA) revealed today that the Citroen C4 Picasso is the 2014 Irish Car of the Year. The compact MPV narrowly beat the Volkswagen Golf to the top of the […]
Trend is Upwards in Used Car Market Vehicle History Expert Cartell.ie today (20 November 2013) reports on a spike in used vehicle transactions in September. The total number of used vehicle transactions, seen as a good indicator of overall activity in the market, shows that 93,550 vehicles changed hands – the highest monthly total since […]
Vehicle History Check Expert Cartell.ie reports on a news article which appears today in one national newspaper which says: Motorists will be forced to pay more for insurance after one of the leading players pushed through double-digit premium rises. The fear is that others will follow the lead of RSA, which owns 123.ie. It has […]
Vehicle History Check expert Cartell.ie reports on the continuing gulf between Ireland and our counterparts in the UK over our attitudes to vehicle clocking. This week a car dealer in the UK has been sentenced to 3 years imprisonment for clocking a large number of vehicles. In Ireland the clocking of a vehicle is not […]
PRESS RELEASE Clocking rate still above 10% National Mileage Register (NMR) hits 10 million Vehicle history check expert Cartell.ie reports today (30 October 2013) that the rate of clocking in Ireland is still above 10% although it has reduced marginally this year. The rate is now 10.5% down from a rate of 11% in January. […]
Vehicle History Check Expert Cartell.ie reports on the increase in tyre blow-outs nationwide, according to an article in the Irish Independent. It appears there are two leading factors for this concerning rise: 1/ the conditions of Irish roads are deteriorating, and 2/ vehicle owners are spending less on maintenance as the prevailing economic climate continues […]
Dublin – 14 October, 2013 – Toyota cars are number one in Ireland for retaining their value for longer than other car brands, according to the results of a comprehensive new study by Cartell.ie, Ireland’s largest official vehicle records and car history check company. The study analysed the residual values of new cars in the […]
Car History Check expert Cartell.ie proudly supports rallying in Ireland. This blog is reproduced from rallying blog ditchslapped. In any other sport, an Irish person who has won consecutive world titles would be an instant sporting hero. They would be in all the papers, they would be on all the billboards, they would be shaking […]
PRESS RELEASE 2014 MAY BE BUMPER YEAR FOR CAR SALES Research Points to Two-Tier Auto Market Car History Check expert Cartell.ie reports today (02 October 2013) that 2014 may be a bumper year for new vehicle sales given the right incentives – due to an overhang of 42,000 vehicles which ordinarily would have traded-up in […]
Car History Check expert Cartell.ie report there were significant last-minute queues outside motor-tax offices to comply with the new system of declaring vehicles “off the road” according to the Irish Independent this morning. The rush is expected to add an additional €2m to local authority coffers. A three-month transitional period for declaring vehicles off the […]
Car History Check expert Cartell.ie reports on official figures released via Bloomberg which says European car sales fell in August, bringing deliveries this year to the lowest since records began in 1990. The news comes as some industry analysts predicted the industry was turning a corner at the recent Frankfurt Show as mentioned earlier in […]
PRESS RELEASE Significant Increase in Levels of Vehicle Finance: New Players in Finance Market Making Big Impact Cartell.ie report today (12 September 2013) that significantly more vehicles for certain key registration years are being offered for sale with finance outstanding than last year. In the case of 2012 vehicles the levels of vehicles offered for […]
Cartell welcomes the Proposed Swappage Scheme The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) are today calling for the introduction of a ‘Swappage’ scheme in this year Budget. The scheme would work similarly to the scrappage scheme which was recently successful in boosting new car sales in the industry. Under the proposal, vehicles which are […]
Auto Market Recovering – says analyst Frankfurt Auto Show, opens this week with 70 world premieres. There are a notable number of new cars powered either by batteries or hybrid gas-electric systems as well as some fantastic concept cars. The Frankfurt Messe exhibition centre is actually 230,000 square meters, that’s 32 soccer fields and last […]
We consulted our database to see what MPVs are the most popular in Ireland. The results, based on all MPVs currently live in the Irish fleet, show that the Opel Zafira is Ireland’s favourite MPV. Standing for Multi Purpose Van the MPV has dramatically altered over the course of the past two decades to become […]
Sept. 12th – 15th, 19th – 22nd @The INEC, KILLARNEY Doors Open: 7.30pm | Show starts: 8.30pm COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED If you wish to buy tickets click here Michael Flatley, creator and director of this award-winning international dance phenomenon, proved his vision that hearts and minds, united through music and dance, cross all traditional […]
£30m worth of vehicles saved from scrappage In the first six months of 2013, £30,221,987 worth of vehicles were saved from being scrapped, helping finance companies reduce their losses by reclaiming their assets. Working under the umbrella of the FLA’s Vehicle Recovery Scheme, HPI, our UK partner company, brings together motor lenders and police to […]
The Road Safety Authority of Ireland have launched a public consultation with Group 2 licensed category drivers – bus and truck drivers – along with their representative associations. Group 2 category drivers are required to prove their fitness to drive at application or renewal or during their licence period, should their health deteriorate or change […]
Results of an important survey by UK-based company Warranty Direct show more and more cars are breaking down around the 100,000 kms mark. This is the point when many manufacturer warranties expire – often manufacturers sell new vehicles with 3 year or 100,000 km warranties. Now, this new research, shows why motor-vehicle-makers are opting for […]
Sunshine shone on Killarney on Saturday morning last as the Opel and Vauxhall enthusiasts congregated for Ted’s Opel Vauxhall Run 2013. The Run took to the road traveling over Moll’s Gap through Kenmare and the first stop was at Pat Spillanes Bar. From there to Sneem and on to O’Carroll’s Cove and to Irelands only […]
Car Mileage Declining Everywhere Recently we were considering some international trends covered by The Economist where it looks at the average mileage in various countries. Several different aspects are considered including the number of trips taken, the volume of traffic on the roads, and the total distance traveled as a country as a whole, and […]