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Four out of five taxi drivers work more than 50 hours per week (83.4 per cent) with over half working more than 60 hours a week. However, some drivers have admitted to working up to 80 hours a week, leading to a belief that passengers are unsafe in their cars.

Ireland’s new network of speed cameras, operated by a private company called GoSafe, will start operations next month.

Irish motorists support the use of speed cameras at accident black spots to save lives, but they do not support hiding cameras in hedges in an effort to raise money. These are the findings from a major AA survey of 9,400 Irish drivers.

Ireland’s new network of speed cameras, operated by a private company called GoSafe, will start operations next month.

Ireland’s new network of speed cameras, operated by a private company called GoSafe, will start operations next month.

As the country launches its first motorway service station this week, AA Rescue reveals it has responded to 142 callouts by members who have completely run out of fuel on the country’s motorways since January. In total the AA has attended 2,113 callouts on the motorway network so far in 2010, a rise of 60 per cent on the same period last year.

The AA has conducted a survey of nearly 7000 Irish motorists and the results show that most people feel that Irish driving standards have improved in the last 10 years – but not by much.

The AA has received complaints recently from motorists concerning laundered and sub-standard diesel.

Nearly 68 per cent of Irish motorists say they are opposed to the new €200 parking levy planned for Irish cities. The results are based on a poll of more than 1,500 motorists carried out by the AA last month.

Nearly 68 per cent of Irish motorists say they are opposed to the new €200 parking levy planned for Irish cities. The results are based on a poll of more than 1,500 motorists carried out by the AA last month.