In the New Year a popular game is watching for the first newly registered cars. Who will be first to spot a car registered this year?
In the heady years of the boom cars appeared earlier and earlier. It was common even to spot several new cars on New Years day itself.
Not so in 2009. Car sales have plummeted in Ireland, down 66% overall on January 2008, and 80% in commercial vehicles.
This year I saw my first 2009 registered vehicle on February 4th. It was a Dublin bus.
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