Seven parked cars were damaged when a woman lost control over her vehicle.The 40-year-old was not injured when she slammed into the row of parked cars in Vienna-Meidling on Saturday morning, police in the city said today (Mon). They added that her car caught fire in the crash.A breath check showed that the motorist was […]
Bikers are nearly 20 times more likely to die than people who drive cars, according to a traffic research and safety awareness organisation.The Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) announced today (Mon) motorcyclists face a 19 times higher risk of being killed in accidents than car drivers. It explained that, for instance, people are 40 times more […]
The price of car tyres is set to soar in the near future, experts warned today (Fri).Business newspapers cite industry representatives and market analysts as saying that the rising price for rubber and other materials will fuel a jump in consumer prices. Experts claimed that the recovering economy and an increase in car sales will […]
An increasing number of Austrians is opting for high-performance cars despite climbing fuel prices.The Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) announced today (Weds) that 31 per cent more sport utility vehicles (SUVs) were sold so far this year than in the same time span of 2010. The organisation added that car dealers look back on a 40 […]
Three men suspected of being behind a break-in spree in Austria have been arrested in Poland.Investigators in Austria assume that the Poles stole six caravans, two cars, a motorcycle, a truck and a minivan from two company estates in the Lower Austrian districts of Neunkirchen and Gänserndorf in 2009 and 2010. The loot is worth […]
Data protection watchdogs have given the go-ahead to take pictures of roads and house fronts across Austria for a controversial internet information service.The Austrian Data Protection Commission (DSK) announced yesterday (Thurs) that American IT firm Google was not banned any longer from taking panoramic views of Austrian towns and cities for its Street View portal. […]
Austrians are forking out more on their cars than on food, new figures show.Statistik Austria said today (Weds) that 12.1 per cent of an average households overall expenditure were invested in foodstuff, while 15 per cent are soaked up by costs affecting cars and motorcycles. With 12.8 per cent, investments on leisure activities are also […]
Porsche Austria Holding GmbH (PH) has vowed to take the Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) to court as political leaders and non-government organisations (NGO) unite behind the traffic research group.PH announced it will sue VCÖ for providing allegedly incorrect data concerning carbon emission rates of Volkswagen (VW) models. PH, which is based in Salzburg, is part […]
A Volkswagen (VW) limousine worth 100,000 Euros which was nicked in Austria has reappeared in Romania.Specialised car theft investigators of the domestic police force said today (Fri) that they had discovered the Phaeton in a garage in the city of Petrosani. The expensive limousine was reported as stolen by its owner in Austria two weeks […]
Police checking alleged forgeries of last wills are intensifying their investigations after two cars were set on fire yesterday (Thurs).Five juridical officials and eight more people are accused of having forged wills of deceased Vorarlberg residents for years. The alleged malpractices have been the centre of investigations by police in Dornbirn for nearly a year.Investigators […]