The picturesque Bloomfield House in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath was the setting for the recent launch of the Vredestein’s Sportrac 5 and Ultrac Vorti in Ireland.
UK businesses could reduce fuel costs by up to £500 million per year if they fitted more fuel efficient tyres on their company vehicles, according to new research by the Energy Saving Trust.
Gary Jennings is the new Valvoline Forest Rally Champion after he finished ninth overall (and fifth of the Valvoline registered crews) on Saturday’s Glens of Antrim Rally. The Glens rally was the seventh and final round of the 2012 Valvoline Motorsport Ireland Rally Championship, reports Austin Shinnors championship pro.
A field of 35 candidates went to post for the Continental Irish Car of the Year 2013 awards. After round one voting, the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA) has just announced the shortlist in alphabetical order:
AutoSock is exhibiting it range of reusable textile “socks” at EuroBus Expo, which takes place at the NEC in Birmingham, November 6-8. The AutoSock is reusable textile ‘sock’ which is pulled over the driving wheels of vehicles which need extra grip on ice or snow.
TRACS (Tyre Recovery Activity Compliance Scheme) is asking members of the public not to request waste tyres from tyre shops this Halloween. It is also asking retailers to ensure that their waste tyres are dealt with responsibly.
With effect from Thursday, November 1, new European Tyre Labelling Regulations (EC/1222/2009) will introduce labelling requirements with regard to the display of information on the fuel efficiency, wet grip and external rolling noise of tyres.
A total of 115 Irish Tyre Industry Association member outlets nationwide took part in providing the tyre safety checks to the motoring public and gave out free safety packs to all who had their tyres checked., during Road Safety Week.
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