Average car is over eight years old, study finds

Just under half a million used cars were sold in the first six months of this year, with German-made models the most popular.

According to a report carried out by Carzone.ie, some 454,823 used cars were sold between January and June of this year.

It also found the effects of the recession are still very much in evidence, with motorists holding onto cars for longer periods of time than during the boom, with the average age of a car now just over eight years old.