Google Analytics/Tag Manager Removed from New Car Deals Ireland

I have removed Google Tag Manager from New Car Deals Ireland. This was being used on the site to mainly track site performance and also occasionally for ad campaign performance. The Tag Manager was removed because it was complicating matters from a technical and GDPR perspective and the analytics logged were not accurate. The inaccuracy may have been partially due to many users using ad blockers or choosing necessary cookies only. However, the discrepancy in user numbers was more likely caused by technical issues with the GDPR compliancy on certain browsers.

It was easy to prove that Google Analytics was not logging all hits with some basic testing. Also, the hosting service provides analytics that, although more basic than Google's offering, was logging many more hits than Google. As I have access to this data and Google wasn't delivering accurate information, I decided to remove the Google scripts rather than spend weeks trying to solve a difficult issue with external code.

This decision has the following benefits:

1. The site now loads a little quicker. These Google scripts were slowing the page loading times.
2. The site is even more pleasant to use as there is no annoying cookie pop-up any more!
3. The site is now GDPR compliant as the Google scripts were the only non-essential cookies used.
   
4. The site is easier to maintain. No more Google JavaScript code that has to interact with the cookie pop-up and the button for changing preferences on the Privacy page.
   

The Privacy page has been much simplified as a result of this change. The site pages now load really quickly and Google PageSpeed indicates they are running at maximum performance, now that the Google scripts are no longer being loaded.

Just another way to make New Car Deals Ireland even better to use!

New Deal Types Page added To New Car Deals Ireland

I have added a new Deal Types page to New Car Deals Ireland. This new page is accessible from the main menu and details the type of new car deals tracked by the site. 

I have grouped the types of new car deals covered by the site into the following four categories:

1. Finance, e.g. hire purchase (HP) and personal contract plan (PCP) deals.
2. Money saving, e.g. discounts and trade-in bonuses.
3. Mechanically based, e.g. warranties and service plans. 
4. Other, e.g. free extras and extended test drives.
   

These categories cover the gamut of deals currently offered by the car brands in Ireland. Hopefully this page will be of benefit to site users and also help with Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)!

 

 

New Car Deals Ireland Update Schedule

It is important to keep the deals up to date on New Car Deals Ireland. With that in mind, I plan the following schedule to maintain the relevancy of the deals on the site. I intend to:

1. Check the deals from the popular brands with a future expiry deal at least once a month, regardless of deal expiry date. This will catch any changes with current offers.
   
2. Check the deals from the popular brands with no expiry date at least once every three weeks. This will depend on the type of deal, as it may be obvious that the deal is a long term one.
   
3. Check the newly expired deals in the week after expiry. It can take a few days (or much longer!) for some car brands to update their website.
4. Regularly spot check deals in addition to above.
   

This schedule may be adjusted in the future as needed to optimise relevancy. In an ideal world, the car brands would let me know when their deals change. I have asked them all, but that is unlikely to happen anytime soon. So, until that happy day comes, I will have to use the schedule outlined above.

Update (20/11/24): I have actually altered the schedule since posting to check all brands every ten to fourteen days or so. This ensures that the site is kept up to date. I check a brand several times after their deal expiry date, but some leave their old deals up for a very long time!

Sheils Motor Group Added as Featured Dealer

I am delighted to announce that Sheils Motor Group have been added as featured dealers on New Car Deals Ireland. Sheils Motor Group are a large organisation with the following dealerships in the west/mid-west of the country:

• Galway - Ford, Honda and MG.
• Ennis - Ford, Honda, Peugeot and Hyundai.
• Limerick - Ford, Honda and MG.
  

Sheils Motor Group have graciously offered a 5% discount to all New Car Deals Ireland users. All you have to do is quote the promotional code word that is on the deal pages for the above brands on New Car Deals Ireland. 

Another great reason to use our site, the best free aggregator site for new car deals in Ireland!

Car Brands Covered on New Car Deals Ireland

I am happy to announce that there are now deals from thirty of the biggest car brands in Ireland on the New Car Deals Ireland website. The choice of brands to include on the site was made mainly on the basis of the latest CSO (Central Statistics Office) figures for car car sales. I had to draw the line somewhere, so 300 sales was the cut-off point. These latest CSO statistics are from 2022, so I've also added several newer electric car brands to the site. The complete list of brands at the moment is:

Toyota

Hyundai

Volkswagen

Kia

Skoda

Ford

Peugeot

Audi

Renault

Nissan

BMW

Mercedes-Benz

Dacia

Opel

Volvo

Seat

Citroen

Tesla

Suzuki

Mazda

Mini

Land Rover

Lexus

Fiat

Honda

MG

BYD

Ora

DS

Cupra

Polestar

 

So, when you use the site, you can be confident of seeing all the best new car deals available in Ireland in one place. Note that brands may be added or removed in the future for reasons such as disappearing deals or new emerging brands.

 

New Car Deals Ireland Now Live!

I am delighted to announce that the New Car Deals Ireland website is now live! The site has been launched with deals from fifteen of the most popular car brands in Ireland and I hope to add more over the coming weeks. So, if you don't see deals from a brand of interest please check back again soon.

I hope you find the site useful. Please let me know if there are any features that you would like added or any issues that you find.