PRESS RELEASE Cartell.ie says initiative is the first-of-its-kind Up to 40,000 imported cars on Irish roads could be write offs according to a new report from car history analysis company ‘Cartell’. Cartell has today launched a new initiative to help keep track of UK write-offs which are put back on the roads and exported to […]
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One in three imported vehicles have serious issues
PRESS RELEASE An article in today’s Irish Sun (Wednesday 1 December) features statistics provided by Used Car History Check experts Cartell.ie concerning vehicles imported from the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. The results – based on a sample of 5,430 vehicles – show 11.4% of imports have been clocked (i.e.had their odometer altered to incorrectly reflect […]
Stolen vehicles recovered by Gardai in Balbriggan
PRESS RELEASE Following the appearance of Cartell’s Jeff Aherne on RTÉ News on Saturday in connection with the seizure of stolen vehicles by Gardai in Balbriggan Cartell.ie advise consumers to be aware of an increased risk of unsuspectingly purchasing a stolen vehicle. Jeff Aherne, Director with Cartell.ie, says: “The unfortunate thing is that an unsuspecting […]
New VRT rules sees vehicle imports decline
New VRT rules sees Vehicle Imports decline to lowest level in three years Figures for September show a fall in imported vehicles to less than 3,000. This was the lowest number in three years and a decline of over fifty percent when compared with August (6,144). A spike was seen in August before the new […]
Cartell.ie submits Bill to make Clocking Illegal
It is time that Ireland sends out a clear message that it will not allow its citizens be ripped off and put in harms way when laws can be passed to protect them. At present, the Gardai do not have sufficient powers to prosecute offenders.
Cork gets Ireland’s first Electric Sports Car
On the 20th April 2010, Cork registered its first Tesla Roadster – some say the electric sports car of the future. Costing a tidy €100,000, it’s the first wave of electric cars in the pipeline from American car producer Tesla. But for anyone who thinks electric cars are modest in terms of speed, think again […]
Irish vehicles offered for sale still on finance
Statistics published today by Cartell.ie indicate that buyers have a 1 in 4 chance of purchasing a two year old vehicle with finance outstanding. Unsurprisingly finance companies can and do repossess vehicles.
Cartell.ie sponsors Rally of the Lakes 2010
In these gloomy economic times we are proud to sponsor an event which gives an economic boost to Killarney and the south west region.
Cartell.ie write-off information
Since its inception in 2002, one of Cartells primary goals was to eradicate the resale of dangerous vehicles. While some write-offs are repairable, one must always ensure that they are repaired by qualified personnel with suitable parts. An insurer writes off a vehicle when the cost to repair the vehicle to the correct standard using genuine […]
Cartell Insurance Write-Off Categories
Category A The vehicle must be scrapped and no parts or components can be sold other than for scrap. Amounts vary but the scrap value rarely covers the cost of recovery and delivery to a scrap yard. Category A is severely damaged, total burnout or flood damage with no serviceable parts, or already a stripped […]
Cartell Calls For Systemic Changes To Help Eradicate Illegal Clocking
Jeff Aherne, Director and co-founder of the online car history checking company Cartell.ie has called for systemic changes to eradicate illegal clocking. The issue will once again be raised by RTE’s Buyer Beware programme, due to air tonight Wednesday 18th November 2009. The programme uncovers a whole raft of irregularities within the system which Aherne […]
BMW and Cartell.ie announce new Car History Check partnership
Cartell.ie is delighted to announce a new partnership with BMW Ireland as a supplier of an independent car history check to customers purchasing either a used BMW or MINI from their authorised dealers. The move follows a lengthy appraisal by BMW of the car history checking market. Jeremy Raggett, BMW’s Used Car Manager, confirms. “Cartell.ie […]
Irish roads awash with clocked UK imports claims Cartell.ie
Cartell.ie, the online car history checking company, claims that Irish roads are awash with up to 50,000 clocked vehicles imported from the UK. Jeff Aherne, Director with Cartell.ie comments, “We’ve been gathering data on UK imports since we set up business in 2006 and according to our most recent statistics at least 18.5% of vehicles […]
Vehicle Registrations Down 64% reports Cartell.ie
The first 5 days of trading in 2009 has seen vehicle registrations in the state fall when compared to the same period in 2008. There were only 9,390 vehicles registered in the first week of January 2009 compared to 26,029 for the same week in 2008 representing a massive 64% drop. The top seller so […]
Cartell.ie calls for Stolen Vehicle Register to be set up
With approximately 8,000 vehicles stolen each year in Ireland and between 10-15% of them never being re-covered, Cartell.ie, the independent car history checking company is urgently calling for a national Stolen Vehicle Register (SVR) to be set up. Jeff Aherne, Director of Cartell.ie comments, “Our objective has always been, and remains, to keep Irish motorists […]
UK lending institutions may chase up to €32 million in unpaid car loans in Ireland
In another case of buyer beware, Cartell.ie, the All Ireland car history checking company, believes that up to €32 million Euro may still owe on cars imported into Ireland from the UK. There have been almost 40,000 vehicles imported from the UK & Northern Ireland in 2008 and 8% of these are still on finance. […]
New VRT rates causes massive shift to diesel reports Cartell.ie
According to Cartell.ie, the online car checking company, the first 48 hours of trading under the new VRT and Taxation system has indicated a shift of consumer attitude to purchase lower CO2 producing cars. The average CO2 emissions for the top ten selling cars registered in the first 2 days of the new VRT and […]
Cartell.ie now offers complete UK and Irish car history check service
Cartell®, Ireland’s only all Ireland Car History Check company, is now offering buyers a car history check on vehicles imported from the UK and Northern Ireland. This new service, which is only available from Cartell.ie, will provide much needed reassurance for car buyers by giving them all the information they need about a vehicle before […]
Cartell.ie welcomes new open approach from insurance industry but vows to continue lobbying for a safer system
Cartell®, the only independent car history checking company , today welcomed the Irish Insurance Federation’s (IIF) decision to share information on a car’s history with the government. It is believed that a report written by Cartell.ie in November 2007 and forwarded to the Road Safety Authority, Garda Siochana and Revenue Commissions promoted a major review […]
MAM VRM data now extended to Republic of Ireland
MAM Software today announced that its VRM lookup solution now supports Republic of Ireland vehicle registrations, providing quick and easy vehicle identification from directly within Autocat+ A feature of MAM’s comprehensive Autocat+ electronic catalogue, VRM helps identify and provide detailed specifications (make, model, cc, etc) associated with a particular vehicle. By providing accurate, comprehensive data, […]
Irish roads awash with ‘written off’ cars imported from UK
Cartell®, the only independent car history checking company claims that up to 23,000 vehicles imported from the UK which were classed as ‘write offs’ by UK insurers may have been issued with Irish registrations. Cartell.ie carried out a study of a random sample of 4,479 vehicles imported to Ireland from the UK between 2001 and […]
Cartell calls for change in law to clean up industry
Cartell®, the independent car history check, is calling for a change in the law that will protect consumers against what they describe as “potentially critical procedures” currently operating within the motor industry. According to Jeff Aherne, Spokesperson for Cartell, “We are a consumer driven service and provide the Irish car-buying public with a range of […]
Car buyers splash the cash as number of registered vehicles continues to rise
New figures released today by Cartell.ie -Ireland’s only used car history check – show that Irish car buyers went into overdrive in the first three months of the year – increasing the number of vehicles registered in the first quarter of 2007 by almost 22% over the same period in 2005! New vehicle sales in […]
Beware of cloned vehicles which have made their way to Ireland
Cartell.ie warn of new danger to Irish car buyers on advice received from UK’s Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Fresh information from the UK’s DVLA has today prompted Cartell.ie – Ireland’s only used car history check – to urge Irish car buyers in the market for a second hand UK import to beware they […]
Audi imports to Ireland double
Ireland is witnessing phenomenal growth in the luxury car importation market, with Audi imports alone practically doubling in the last two years, according to new figures released today by Cartell.ie – Ireland’s only used car history check. Cost saving and specification benefits can be found by purchasing in the UK, which explains why both private […]
