Wind Deflectors Buying & Fitting Guide Rob King 5th September 2017 Buying Guides, Driving, Guides Wind Deflectors Buying & Fitting Guide Wind deflectors are one of our most popular car accessories. They add both a practical and styling element to your car. They allow the occupants to open wi... Read More...
8 Driving Habits That Can Damage Your Car Martin Moore 12th June 2017 Driving, General News I will be the first to admit I have habits when it comes to driving, some good and some bad. But do these habits affect my car's performance or reliability? Yes,quite possibly and below we have 8 habits that ca... Read More...
“I drive better when I’m drunk” Rob King 26th March 2017 Driving 1 The words send shivers down my spine. If I told you that I've heard this several times you’d probably wonder who I hang around with. The truth is that I've heard it from several people. People that would be r... Read More...
what you should do after a car accident Cian Donnellan 17th February 2017 Car Safety, Driving Whether it’s a bang, a thud, a screech or any other noise associated with one solid object abruptly meeting another, there is possibly nothing quite as sickening while driving then that instant when you realise... Read More...
Get Your Car Ready For Spring Cian Donnellan 13th February 2017 Driving, Guides The end is in sight! The evenings seem longer and if you’re lucky, you catch a glimpse of sunlight on the drive to work. The last grips of Winter are starting to loosen, although step outside the past few days ... Read More...
7 Ways YOU Can Help Reduce Traffic Gridlock! Rob King 18th January 2017 Driving Do you know one of the main reasons there are so many traffic jams these days? I'll tell you why........ it's because we drive like idiots! That's right, a large part of the problem is us. You and me. Now befor... Read More...
MicksGarage on TV3: Winter Driving Tips Rob King 16th January 2017 Driving, General News Our very own Marty Moore was on the Ireland AM show on TV3 recently with some great tips about driving in Wintery conditions. With slippery road surfaces, shorter days, rain, fog and snow, driving in Winter can... Read More...
Get Your Car Winter Ready Rob King 11th January 2017 Driving, Guides Modern cars are well able to handle winter conditions but there are still a few small things that we can all do to get our cars winter ready, ensure we're safe and to make life that little bit easier. let's get... Read More...
Fog Lamps: When Should they Be used? Derek McLoughlin 21st October 2016 Driving 2 Now that winter is coming, When it comes to a vehicle's lighting and driving in fog it is often a source of great frustration and annoyance amongst road users to see the misuse of this particular safety feature... Read More...
Mad Macs On The Mongol Rally: The Final Leg Rob King 22nd August 2016 Driving, Travel The only day we did not drive during the whole trip was spent in Almaty, Kazakhstan. We rode a cable car to a Beatles statue at the top of a mountain and then, after a few social pints at a local club, got abdu... Read More...
2016 Mongol Rally: Meet Team Mad Macs Rob King 14th July 2016 Driving, Travel About 18 months ago a bunch of young guys and girls approached us looking for sponsorship for something called the Mongol Rally, a 10,000km adventure road trip for charity to Ulanbaatar in Mongolia. As this is... Read More...
A Guide to Driving in the UK Rob King 11th July 2016 Driving, Driving Guides, Guides, Travel Following on from our recent guides to driving in France, and Spain we bring you our guide to driving in the UK Getting off the beaten track and pit stops at your leisure makes driving a jolly good way to ex... Read More...
Top 10 Do’s & Don’ts When Using a Roof Rack Rob King 22nd June 2016 Car Safety, Driving, Travel We've been selling and fitting Roof Racks here at MicksGarage for over 10 years and have experience with most of the popular brands available on the market today. Over the years certain queries crop up time and... Read More...
A Guide to Driving in Italy Rob King 21st June 2016 Driving, Driving Guides, Guides Yup, you read that right, driving in Italy. Some tourists do dare to drive there and manage to get off the beaten track and see much more of this wondrous country than the usual tourist spots. Driving in It... Read More...
A Guide to Driving in Ireland Rob King 13th June 2016 Driving, Driving Guides, Guides Welcome to the final installment of our guide to driving in Ireland! In part 1 we covered some of the very best places to eat, visit and stay and in part 2 we showed you some of the best driving roads Ireland h... Read More...
A Guide to Driving in Germany Rob King 12th June 2016 Driving, Driving Guides, Guides Continuing our series of guides to driving abroad, this week we bring you a Guide to Driving in Germany Germany, land of beer, brat, Bach and Benz, is home to the legendary autobahn. Roughly 60 per cent of t... Read More...
Hiring a Car Abroad The AA 7th June 2016 Driving, Guides, Most Popular, Travel Following on from their recent article about the importance of travel insurance, we invited guest bloggers AA Ireland back again to get their advice on hiring a car abroad: Hiring a car abroad should be a re... Read More...
A Guide to Driving in Ireland: The country’s best driving roads Lisa McAuley 7th June 2016 Driving, Driving Guides, Guides, Travel Welcome to part 2 of our guide to driving in Ireland! In part 1 we covered some of the very best places to visit, eat and stay and in part 3 we cover all the general rules of the road. Ireland can be a fairl... Read More...
A Guide to Driving In Spain Rob King 2nd June 2016 Driving, Driving Guides, Guides, Travel 1 Following on from our recent guide to driving in France, we bring you our guide to driving in Spain. Spain is the cheapest place in Europe for a driving holiday (for car rental and petrol) and has the tenth big... Read More...
A Guide to Driving in Portugal Rob King 30th May 2016 Driving, Driving Guides, Guides, Travel 1 Portugal may be small but it packs a punch and its relaxed vibe and friendly locals makes travelling this historic country a pleasure. However, the Portuguese have a bad rep when it comes to driving, and statis... Read More...
