More than 50% of cars 'would fail safety tests'
More than half of all cars in Ireland have significant safety issues such as damaged tyres and faulty brakes according to a new survey.
A new survey by CarAware.ie revealed that nearly three quarters of cars had badly worn or damaged tyres, almost half had defective lights and a quarter had faulty brake pads.
Cork and the South were the worst areas with a 64% safety failure rate.
Galway was the best county with only a 52% failure rate.
