REPORT CLAIMS COUNTY MONAGHAN MOTORISTS DRIVING OVER €27M WORTH OF “ZOMBIE” CARS

A cross border analysis of salvaged and written off vehicles imported into the Republic of Ireland from the UK published this week claims that the market value of the so-called “zombie” vehicles amounts to €27,578,446 in Monaghan alone and €318 million across the Republic of Ireland. the research, conducted by Motorcheck, was highlighted on rtÉ prime time this week. Motorcheck says the findings represent “a potentially serious safety concern and financial liability.

Motorists are warned about this issue and the risks associated with buying a used car in the Republic of Ireland.” “despite the introduction of new Brexit linked import charges, the number of vehicles imported from the UK to the republic of ireland remains high,” motorcheck added in a media release. “in 2021 over 83,000 vehicles have been imported with a total of 457,000 coming across the water over the past 4 years.” in an effort to understand the prevalence of Zombie vehicles (those brought back to life but not correctly identified as insurance write offs or ex-salvage) amongst those being imported, motorcheck embarked on what it claims is the largest single cross-Border analysis of vehicles ever carried….