>Do Irish and British cars currently display a dual >speedometer (large MPH and small km/h)
Yes. > ... and if so, >will Ireland switch to the opposite or will newly >sold cars in Ireland have km/h only? They will have km/h only, in keeping with most other EU countries. >The other questin would be how often are cars >currently sold between Ireland and the UK (if they are sold, I >would imagine that it's more between the Republic and >NI than across the Irish Sea, no?) I don't have numbers, but there is a small but steady trade. New cars bought in the Republic are attractive to people from Northern Ireland, as the taxes here are much higher (thus the manufacturers try to keep the base price as low as possible). Such cars would incur taxes in the destination country. On the other hand, second hand cars from Northern Ireland are attractive down here, as the equivalent price of a similar car here would be higher (due to the higher price of the car new). Most people, however, buy cars from their local dealer, because of support issues. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Wade | EMail: tee dot wade at eurokom dot ie EuroKom | X400: g=tom;s=wade;o=eurokom;p=eurokom; Unit A2 | a=eirmail400;c=ie Nutgrove Office Park | Tel: +353 (1) 296-9696 Rathfarnham | Fax: +353 (1) 296-9697 Dublin 14 | Disclaimer: This is not a disclaimer Ireland | Tip: "Friends don't let friends do Unix !"
