AA Urges Motorists to Exercise Additional Caution Over June Bank Holiday
With an increase in the number of motorists on Irish roads expected over the coming days, the AA is calling on motorists to exercise additional caution when driving as traffic levels are expected to increase. In addition to typical bank holiday traffic, AA Roadwatch is advising that traffic levels are likely to increase in popular […]
Fuel Prices Up More Than 10c on 2016 low – AA
Average cost of a litre of petrol now 131.4c; diesel sits at 121.9c per litre. Petrol prices up 10.3c compared to March 2016 price of 121.1c per litre Diesel prices climb even higher, increasing by over 15c compared to 2016 low. The cost of driving home for Christmas is on the rise for motorists as […]
AA Survey Finds 80% Of Motorists View Under-Use Of Fog Lights As Major Issue
Improper use of fog lights by other road users is a key concern of motorists during the winter period, with over 80% holding the view that fog lights are under used by other drivers – research carried out by AA Ireland has found. In an AA Motor Insurance Survey of over 9,000 people, 46.75% of […]
4 In 10 Motorists Stopped At Garda Checkpoint In Last 6 Months, AA Survey Finds
41.54% of motorists have been stopped at a Garda checkpoint in the last 6 months Almost 90% of drivers stopped at a checkpoint had the tax/insurance/NCT discs checked. Most Check-points in urban areas during afternoon & early evening More than 4 out of every 10 drivers have been stopped at a Garda checkpoint in the […]
AA Ireland Welcomes Joint Committee Report on Motor Insurance
AA Ireland welcomes the publication of today’s report from the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform on plans to tackle the current motor insurance crisis which includes many proposals first made by the motoring organisation in November 2015. “This is a good day in that a lot of the recommendations that we have […]
AA Ireland. Report Highlights 2.47% Increase In Annual Cost Of Running A Home
After dropping for the first time in four years in 2015, the annual cost of owning and maintaining a family home has risen again to €16,611.14 – equating to about 45.39 per cent of the current average Irish national wage, according to figures issued today by AA Home Insurance. The AA carries out a detailed […]
61% Of Motorists Support “Black Box”Insurance Policies – AA
70% say driving data to be kept out of State’s hands, while 1 in 4 claim it belongs to insurers Motorists say Gardaí must get court order to access their data Motorists driven round the bend with soaring insurance costs say they would be open to installing “black box” style devices in their cars, new […]
Move Over Paul The Octopus – AA’s Numbers Geeks Have The Euro’s All Sorted
If you want to beat the bookies in the coming Euro championships there is a squad of number-crunchers in the AA’s Dublin office who may just be able to give you the edge. The Pricing and Analytics team has assembled a mathematical model to assess exactly how the tournament is going to work out. […]
“End of the road” for low pump prices, says AA
The AA is warning motorists that the period of cheap fuel prices has come to an end after both diesel and unleaded fuel costs continued to climb this month. A litre of petrol now costs an average of 129.1c, up 3.1c, while diesel rose by 2.1c to 113.2c, according to the AA’s survey of national […]
AA expects up to 240 breakdowns a day over jam-packed Bank Holiday
AA Patrols are preparing for up to 240 breakdowns a day in what is expected to be one of their busiest weekends of the year. “The May Bank Holiday kicks off the summer for a number of motorists, which means it’s one of the most hectic weekends in the travel calendar year,” says AA Director […]
