MORE than a quarter of two-year-old cars for sale have finance outstanding without the buyer’s knowledge, a new survey reveals.

The number of imported cars coming into the country jumped by more than 8% last month despite new vehicle sales plummeting at garages.

New vehicle sales fell by a staggering 64% in the first week of 2009, official figures revealed today.

Irish motorists are being chased by British finance agencies for debts of up to €32 million for imported cars.

ONE of Galway’s largest dealers has been caught selling “clocked” cars.

UP TO 23,000 vehicles classified as “write-offs” in Britain have been imported into Ireland and issued with Irish registrations in recent years.

The Progressive Democrats have announced a 30-year-old local entrepreneur as their general election candidate in the Kildare North constituency.