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A new online change of vehicle ownership service has been launched, which will allow private (non-trade) vehicle owners to transfer vehicle registration to another private owner, entirely online.

I was injured in a road traffic accident last year. My friend was driving too fast and he crashed the car when he failed to take a sharp bend on the road. I was not seriously injured but I have been left with a noticeable scar on my forehead. My friend recently remarked that I may be entitled to compensation. Is this true, I have no other side effects from the accident? Please advise me.

Motoring experts are calling for mandatory first aid training for all drivers so they know how to help in the event of a road accident.

With a ‘platinum’ rating for the ID. Buzz Cargo and ‘Gold’ for the Caddy Cargo, two vehicles from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles have impressed the Euro NCAP safety and test engineers.

Recent statistics compiled by Applus, the company that oversees the National Car Test (NCT) in Ireland, show that during 2023 nearly half of the 1.5 million cars that were tested recorded a ‘Fail’ result.

The MG4 SE Long Range has been awarded top marks by Green NCAP, the industry-leading European emissions assessment programme.

In its final release of the year, Euro NCAP has delivered the safety results of eleven cars: the Volkswagen ID.7, BMW 5 Series, Mercedes-EQ EQE SUV, Kia EV9, smart #3, BYD Seal-U, Honda ZR-V, Hyundai Kona, XPENG G9, VinFast VF8 and the BYD Tang.

RSA’s analysis of road traffic collision data shows that between 2018 and 2022 8% of drivers killed and 12% of drivers seriously injured were driving for work.

Have you ever scrapped a car? Would you know what to do or where to go?

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to affect Irish customers, new research by Liberty Insurance has found the most common changes motorists in the country have been making to try and reduce the costs of running a car.