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MOT vehicle testing system ‘an uncoordinated shambles’, says DUP

The MOT vehicle testing system in Northern Ireland is an “uncoordinated shambles”, a DUP MLA has claimed. Diane Forsythe said that some motorists were currently being given test dates in 2023 and called for action from Stormont’s Infrastructure ...

23 Aug 2022 at 17:13

Motoring News

Firefly Sport junior car aims to get youngsters into vehicles from an early age

The Firefly Sport has been revealed as a ‘scaled-down EV motor car’ that aims to get children as young as four behind the wheel. Produced by Young Driver Motor Cars – the sister company to Young Driver, a driving school for under-17s – the ...

15 Aug 2022 at 14:16

Northern Ireland

Lorry driver dies in Omagh crash

A lorry driver in his 20s has died following a collision in Omagh, Co Tyrone. Police said the crash happened on the Beltany Road on Tuesday morning shortly before 8.20am. PSNI Sergeant Green from the collision investigation unit said the ...

16 Aug 2022 at 21:24

London bus drivers set to strike on same days as Underground and rail workers

More than 1,600 London bus drivers are set to take strike action later this month in a dispute over pay. Members of Unite employed by London United will walk out on August 19 and 20, the same days as strikes on London Underground and ...

05 Aug 2022 at 18:03

Ireland

Commissioner ‘adamant’ that ‘at risk’ Cabinet ministers get garda drivers

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has warned the government that senior ministers are at “risk” and is “adamant” they are assigned garda protection drivers. Taoiseach Micheal Martin said the decision to recruit garda drivers for ...

21 Sept 2022 at 17:51

Motoring News

Young drivers hit with £385 year-on-year jump in car running costs

The cost of running a car for young drivers has risen by an average of £385 in the past year, according to new figures. On average, a 17- to 24-year-old motorist will now pay £2,488 per year to run their car, with increases ...

22 Sept 2022 at 12:26

Lorry driver who looked at dating sites just before fatal crash says: I’m sorry

A lorry driver who ploughed into stationary traffic on a motorway and killed three people having looked at adult dating sites on his phone moments before has made a tearful apology from jail in a BBC documentary. Ion ...

26 Jul 2022 at 11:39

Motoring News

Government explores options to tackle professional driver shortage as part of ‘post-Brexit freedoms’

The government has announced a number of options that it is exploring in the hope of addressing a significant shortage of professional HGV drivers. Set out in a ‘Call for Evidence’ that is being launched today ...

05 Aug 2022 at 16:26

Clonmel business man appeals for humanitarian aid and will transport it to Ukraine next week

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Clonmel business man appeals for humanitarian aid and will drive it to Ukraine next week

A Clonmel businessman is preparing to bring a van load of humanitarian aid to the Polish/Ukrainian border to handover to fellow Clonmel man Andrew Laste, who is in Ukraine at the moment assisting with the ...

17 Mar 2022 at 13:33

Motoring News

One in seven drivers believe they would pass their practical test if they retook it today

Seventy per cent of UK drivers believe that they’d pass their practical driving test if they had to retake it today, a new survey has revealed. A study of 2,032 drivers by Volkswagen Financial Services ...

20 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Home

'Examiner took driving test with feet on dashboard'

A local driving instructor has broken their silence regarding what they described as the' major dysfunction' surrounding Derry's Driving Test Centre. The instructor spoke to Derry News in the wake of ...

14 Apr 2022 at 13:33

City

DFS sees profits knocked after £21m supply chain hit

Sofa chain DFS posted a drop in half-year sales and profits as it revealed a hit of around £21 million from supply chain difficulties and warned of ongoing disruption. The retailer reported pre-tax ...

15 Mar 2022 at 10:25

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