Romanian car thieves who were moving their loot through Austria and into Hungary are under arrest after being stopped on their way back to their homeland with a dismantled top-of-the-range BMW X6 car in the back of their truck. Police said the crooks had just crossed into Hungary from Austria when they were pulled over […]
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The Kahlenberg in Vienna could be set to get a cable car according to new reports. The Vienna Chamber of Commerce recommends the implementation of the cable car saying it would be great for tourism. The new concept is to be presented on Friday by Josef Bitzinger, Tourism Representative at the Chamber of Commerce and […]
Following in the footsteps of Car2Go and Carsharing.at a new car sharing operator has opened in Vienna. Flinkster, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, has opened its Vienna headquarters at Vienna’s Westbahnhof Train Station. Further locations in 18 other districts of Vienna are set to follow. The basic price for rental is 1 Euro per hour […]
Exclusive Rare Porsche Up For Sale
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Porsche lovers have the once in a lifetime chance to buy a rare Porsche being sold by an Austrian classic car collector. The one-of-a-kind Porsche 964 Turbi II 3.6 is being sold by the Viennese collector. There were only ever 1,436 models of the car ever produced and this is the only existing ‘prototype’- produced […]
Heat wave makes 7 cars explode
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By Rob Hyde Temperatures rose so high this weekend that seven cars burst into flames in a car park in Voralberg. 30 firefighters rushed to scene to put out the flames which had engulfed the car park in the market town of Hard, near the Bodensee Lake. Police said the sophisticated technology involved in new […]
Bruno Spengler wins DTM in Spielberg
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BMW-driver and 2012 winner Bruno Spengler came first at the three day DTM Rally Championship in Styria this weekend. BMW took the top three places with Marco Wittmann finishing in second position and Timo Glock coming third. Spengler said: “The car was splendid during the whole race and the team really did a superb job.” […]
Erwin Hameseder, head of the Raiffeisen-Holding Lower Austria-Vienna will have to pay himself for the damage of the car accident he caused with his Porsche 911 on 3 April. An expert report stated that there was a cause and effect relationship between tyres and the accident. The spokesperson of Raiffeisen Insurance told the Austria Press […]
A man from Styria, South-Eastern Austria, caused a deadly car accident in Zagreb, Croatia, last weekend. The 31-year-old man crashed into the car in front so that the trailer became loose. A 50-year-old Polish man died and the Styrian was charged. According to the Croatian police, the accident happened at the A1 traffic node Gospic […]
Emergency lanes are criticised once again
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The so-called “emergency lane” on motorways has been hotly debated recently after serious car accidents have happened in the past days in Lower Austria and Styria. Drivers often do not form corridors so that emergency services can pass. The problem can also be observed on motorways in Salzburg. If there is a traffic jam, some […]
Huge tax fraud revealed
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A large-scale tax fraud has been revealed in Lower Austria. The customs investigation discovered that a 55-year-old man sold adulterated diesel in East European countries. He is believed to have earned millions of Euros. The Ministry of Finance confirmed the facts to the Austrian Press Agency yesterday evening (Tues). The damage caused by avoided tax […]