PRESS RELEASE MARKET STAGNANT BUT SIGNS OF RESURGENCE Used Car History Check expert Cartell.ie reports today (31 Oct 2012) that the proportion of vehicles offered for sale with finance outstanding remains stagnant at 11%. That figure has remained consistent for the last 12 months, leading the company to believe that finance levels have tapered off […]
PRESS RELEASE MOTORBIKE SALES COLLAPSE IN 2012 Used Car History Check expert Cartell.ie today (16 October) releases information on the number of motorbikes in the Irish fleet. There are 51,174 motorbikes on the roads of Ireland today. The breakdown by registration year shows that motorbike popularity peaked during the boom years – 2002 was the […]
Roofless – for the Irish weather! Returning to our popular series Used Car Advice we received an email from Joe who said this: Anyhow, not sure if ye can help me, but I’m scouting around for a new car … I want an automatic, less than 100,000 kms, convertable, 1.8 engine or less, four seater […]
Cartell attended the annual road safety lecture earlier today and contributed some road safety points in the discussion forum which followed the main lectures. This years topic, which has received considerable media attention all day, concerned Medical Fitness To Drive. This was the third Annual Academic Road Safety Lecture, marking the first day of ‘Irish […]
The Irish Independent today reports that private speed cameras could be used to detect motor tax dodgers. This comes following reports the Government is desperately trying to recover €100m worth of car tax lost each year. The paper says: “Hundreds of thousands of motorists face the prospect of being captured speeding on camera — and […]
Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 2002 – 2008 Overview: There’s still something quite elegant about this model E-Class with its curving lines and generous proportions. Indeed, it’s the relaxed, comfortable cruiser to BMW’s sharp-edged, sporty-to-drive 5 Series of the same era. It’s getting on now, which can only help the used buyer afford one. Tell me all about […]
Cartell had great sport on the Cannonball Run 2012! With 3 action packed days, 150 supercars, 400 colourful cannonballers, 1000 Kilometres of fun, 10s of thousands of spectators, and the famous Cannonball ‘Buzz’ – what’s not to like! We sent our man Donal out to catch the excitement down at Adrian Quinn Car Sales and […]
A quick word of advice to all our customers. Cartell is aware of circulation of forged NCT Discs displayed on front window which look extremely authentic. The number on the disc will correspond with the true most recent NCT Certificate number but the date of validity will be misrepresentative of the true pass date. The […]
PRESS RELEASE STOLEN VEHICLE DATA MUST BE RELEASED IN PUBLIC INTEREST Used Car History Check expert Cartell has been calling for the release of stolen vehicle data held by An Garda Síochána since 2002. This is the ten year anniversary of calling for the release of stolen data. The Stolen Motor Vehicle Unit of An […]
Last year Used Car History Check expert Cartell published statistics showing green coloured vehicles were far more likely to be involved in a serious incident on the roads than any other car. You’ll recall we speculated about the reasons for this at the time including the fact a vehicle painted this colour appears to blend […]
Access the latest eZine for Free The latest edition of our Partner eZine eDrive contains some fantastic content: It looks at the new electric VW Golf – not yet for sale in Ireland – and says this could be the breakthrough for electric vehicles in Ireland (guess if the Golf can’t break into the Irish […]
PRESS RELEASE SURGE IN VEHICLE CLOCKING DUBLIN AND CORK WORST HIT Used Car History Check expert Cartell today, August 28, releases information on the number of clocked vehicles per county across the country. (See chart below). Clocking of motor vehicles (the resetting of a vehicle’s odometer to display less miles than those actually travelled) has […]
Cartell recently reported that the Irish fleet is aging. This has knock-on consequences for the market, both today and into the future, as consumers find it trickier to locate their next purchase – particularly those who wish to buy three-year-old and four-year-old vehicles. Now motortrader in the UK (where the average age of the fleet […]
A useful piece by UK Car Finance Expert Car Finance refreshes some of the issues which Cartell continues to highlight week-to-week: By Appointment Only Our friends at Car Finance say this: “You should be particularly wary when you see the phrase “by appointment only” on any advert for a used car. This can often be […]
Audi A6 – 2005 – 2011 Overview: Audi’s A6 has always stood for comfortable, spacious motoring in a relatively demure package. This model, known as the C6 or Typ 4F, was on sale in Ireland for six years and though its looks are dated in comparison to the latest Audis, it’s still an excellent car […]
It’s something many of us have probably wondered. So we have the sat-nav installed in the car, or, if we’re prepared to splash out a few extra bucks, the vehicle may have a manufacturer built-in version – and then we start to use it while we’re driving around. And no matter how clear the audio […]
PRESS RELEASE Average age of vehicle fleet now at 8 years The results of research published today (July 18) by Used Car History Check expert Cartell.ie find that Irish owners are retaining their motors for longer. The average age of an Irish privately owned vehicle now stands at 7.96 years. This is higher than the […]
A couple of international reports this past week indicate vehicle thefts are on the rise generally. In Australia information surfaced that vehicle thefts are on the rise for the first time in almost a decade. Statistics from the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council, reported by IAATI, showed profit-motivated car thefts in Western Australia jumped 48 per […]
Used Car History Check expert Cartell has advocated buying diesels for some time: principally because of overall affordability including taxation (based on lower emissions), higher fuel economy, and lower price of diesel at the pumps. Residual values are currently higher for diesels although these values are market-dependent: if the public move back to petrols then […]
STOLEN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT Car owners, particularly owners of higher powered vehicles, are urged to be vigilant following from a UK appeal for car thieves caught on camera in this youtube video. The video depicts CCTV footage from two different vantage points outside the family-home of a Audi S3 owner. The video shows a small […]
UK car manufacturing hits eight year high The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (UK) reports that car manufacturing in May hit the highest level of output since 2004 – as reported on Motortrader.com Car production for the month totalled 141,146 units, which represents a year on year increase of 42.2%, with year-to-date volumes up […]
Tuesday best day to buy a Car Used Car History Check expert Cartell.ie reports today (12 June 2012) that Tuesday is the most popular day of the week to buy or sell a used car! The result is based on analysis of daily transaction figures for used vehicles over the past 4 years. In terms of […]
A study by AA Motor Insurance, which featured recently in Autobiz trade magazine, says some of the excuses used by motorists to get out of clamping include: crying 3.5% bleeding heart excuse 3.2% pleading bankruptcy 1.9% flirting 1.9% being abusive 6.6% pleading ignorance 10.40% “rushing to toilet” 0.90% lying and saying meter out of order […]
PRESS RELEASE: from Cartell.ie and CompleteCar.ie DECREASE IN LEVELS OF VEHICLE FINANCE Car Finance Levels Bottom Out Used Car History Check expert Cartell.ie reports today (23, May 2012) that less vehicles are being offered for sale with finance outstanding than at any time in the past six years. Based on extensive data checks carried […]
eDrive now available! The latest edition of our partner eZine eDrive is available for view now. The edition features some excellent content (aside from featuring some cutting edge Cartell statistics on the dot.com car crash! which has received quite a bit of attention in the media!) it also contains a good editorial on why the […]
After another exciting rally Cartell is delighted to announce the winner of this years event was Daragh O’Riordan (Tony McDaid co-driver) in his Subaru S12. Daragh won the rally by 2.25 over second place finisher Darren Gass (Enda Sherry) in the International section. Daragh has completed back-to-back victories at the Rally of the Lakes! […]
PRESS RELEASE Cartell.ie Rally of the Lakes 2012 Killarney, INEC, May 4th – May 6th 2012 The May Bank Holiday weekend has long been associated with rallying – it’s the weekend of the Rally of the Lakes an international event of prestige which features – at Molls Gap – one of the most picturesque stages […]
Thanks to our friends at Completecar.ie Cartell were delighted when the new 2012 BMW M5 was made available to us today. The new M5 is generally considered the best performing M5 yet and we can attest to its performance after scaring a few birds (the flying kind!) around Co. Kildare – but just with some […]
Cartell is delighted to announce the entry list for the 2012 Cartell.ie International Rally of the Lakes this upcoming bank holiday weekend in Killarney. The complete list of competitors, co-drivers, make/model and class lists are available for view online – click here. The rally was officially launched on Sunday. Last year’s winners Darragh O’Riordan and Tony […]
The Irish Sun today reports on the technology of intelligent speed adaptation where Cartell.ie is quoted as saying “the path has been cleared for Black Box Recorders in vehicles which will operate similar to aircraft”. The technology is called External Vehicle Speed Control (EVSC) and Cartell.ie first considered it back in 2005. At that time […]
We thought we’d continue with our motorsport theme this month (before the Rally in Killarney in May) by having a quick chat about the Formula 1 this season. One thing that is noticeably different, for anyone who has watched the first three races, is how competitive the field is in comparison to last year. Gone […]
Formula 1 hits the streets of Dublin this June! Well, it’s not quite a full race – something many of us would love to see happen in the future – but it will involve a McLaren driven by former World Champion Jenson Button and a host of other motors. Officially 150,000 spectators are expected to […]
As Irelands leading vehicle history record company we are delighted to continue our support of rallying in Ireland as title sponsors of the Rally of the Lakes in Killarney 2012. This years rally will take place from May 4th to 6th over the Bank Holiday weekend. The 33rd Rally of the Lakes will be a […]
It’s been a while since we looked at future concept vehicles and, unsurprisingly, a lot has happened since we last considered the subject. The automotive industry rarely stands still and concepts are constantly issued by the big-brands – as the recent Geneva Motor Show demonstrates. However, this time, rather than simply review concept vehicles we […]
PRESS RELEASE Dot.Com Boom Bursts for Year 2000 Vehicles Cartell.ie today reports that year 2000 cars are no longer the most prominent on Irish roads after twelve years at the top of league tables. Cars registered in that year – which recorded an unprecedented number of new car sales – were the most popular on […]
And the best about this marvel from BMW is the efficiency of this rocket, 6.3 Litres of fuel per 100 km or 44mpg in old money, and the C02 is just 165 g/km meaning the tax is just €481 and fits into tax band D.
Cartell will be there at the Geneva Motor Show this week! And you won’t find a single press photograph! Instead we’re going to bring you exclusives from the event! To mark the occasion we’re also going to run a super competition from Geneva which will feature on the site and on our facebook page. First […]
Car trade magazine Autobiz reports on remarks made by Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar at a recent ‘sod turning’ where he said: “Recent road safety measures like speed cameras and new drink driving laws have gone a long way towards improving road safety. However, we need to ensure that the right speed limits are in […]
Safety impaired by driving under influence – of a cold Motorists afflicted by a heavy cold or flu suffer a major loss of concentration when behind the wheel, putting themselves and other road users at risk, new research by UK-based Insurance company Young Marmalade shows. While many of us may have some notion that we are […]
IT Sligo students beat 350,000 students from 183 countries, to win the Microsoft Imagine Cup in New York during summer 2011 for their work on a road safety app. This was the first time the competition was won by Irish students. One of the team is continuing to develop the product and it is expected […]
The National Mileage Register (NMR), in association with Used Car History Check experts Cartell, has hit 6 million unique mileage readings. These readings are obtained from a variety of sources, both trade and private, and their availability to every user of Cartell’s service gives everyone extra peace of mind when considering the purchase of their next […]
150 years for Opel The following is a guest blog from a long-standing contributor to Cartell.ie: Daragh Ó Tuama This week I had the pleasure of spending a night at the Ritz Carlton near Powerscourt in Wicklow. And if I was a hotel reviewer, instead of a motor hack, I’d certainly have to give it the […]
The latest edition of our Partner eZine eDrive contains some fantastic content: It looks at the new Ford Mondeo – still a year away and remarks, similar to other publications, that it does look a bit like an Aston Martin! The Mondeo will certainly have the option of the 1.6 and 2.0 Turbo Diesel-aspirated engines […]
Volkswagen Polo Mark III – 1994 – 2002 Continuing our series of Used Car Reviews by completecar.ie we focus on this popular model. Overview: Regarded as the quality choice in the segment, the Volkswagen Polo Mark III carried on this tradition. While not the company’s most exciting work, the Polo does however make a great […]
We are looking just to buy a good, cheap little motor run around – something like a Ford Fiesta (little, zippy, older, reliable, runs on the smell of an oil rag)
Cartell stats say imports still prominent in Irish Fleet Trend continues in 2011 The Irish Sun today (Mark May) publishes an article relying on Used Car History Check expert Cartell’s statistics displaying the percentage of imports in the Irish Fleet (Private/Hackney/Taxi) since 2000. The figures show a significant increase in the prominence of imports in the […]
Ford Fiesta Mark IV – 1999 – 2002 Overview: The Fiesta has been immensely popular in Ireland for several good reasons and it remains a top used car choice. The Mark IV was a real step up in quality for this popular little car, especially following its facelift in 1999. Tell me all about it: […]
The final eDrive Ezine of 2011 is available for viewing and download now! You can check out the super content by visiting the dedicated site. Cartell features prominently this edition with our analysis of the Motor Tax budget changes. But there’s lots of other stuff in there too including: Mazda’s stunning new concept car: the […]
A quick discussion on some feedback from last week Cartell welcomes Government review of Motor Taxation Band B Motor Tax Hit Hard – as we predicted In a recent blog Used Car History Check expert Cartell proposed an alternative method of generating motor taxation. We were delighted with the coverage our proposal got, both in […]
Killarney Historic Stages Rally results Saturday 3rd of December 2011 Congratulations to everyone who took part in this year’s historic rally in Killarney. Below are the winners and their times: Historic 1: Ray Cunningham/Ross Forde – Morris Mini Cooper S – 1:19:53.2 2: James O’Mahony/Paddy McDonnell – Volvo 144 s – 1:22:30.8 3: John Spiers/Suzanne […]