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16th Apr 2015

The 15 most stupid things Irish drivers have done in the last 12 months

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Joe Harrington

Have you done any of these recently?

If you drive on a regular basis there’s a good chance you’ll end up doing something both silly and car-related.

A survey of 5,500 Irish people by AA Motor Insurance has revealed the most ‘dumb’ things motorists have done in the last 12 months.

We’re sorry to say that we’re guilty of a fair few of these.

15. Driven away and forgot paying for petrol

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14. Locked your keys into the car

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13. Put the wrong fuel into the car

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12. Gone the wrong way down a one way street

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11. Driven away with the petrol/diesel cap open

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10. Driven into a bollard/similar

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9. Driven away with something on your roof

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8. Missed the coin basket at the toll booth

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7. Blocked part of a junction for the oncoming traffic

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6. Couldn’t find your parking ticket when you went to pay

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5. Accidentally set off your car alarm

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4. Left your lights on

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3. Accidentally run a red light

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2. Tried to open a car door and realised it wasn’t your car

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1. Forgot where they parked

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Topics:

Driving,Motors