NCT

aster99

lads, a question. The NCT is going to be up on my car at end of July. Do i automatically get a letter out telling me of an appointment or is it up to myself to arrange it?

Eoin

You should get a reminder, but it's ultimately up to you. I think you can book it without the letter if you have the registration date handy.

aster99

I was just looking online...i can't even see a free date. is it that hard at moment to get an appointment?

-Chris-

Yes. You'll need to phone them. You'll probably get a date in Sept/Oct.

You may get a cancellation quicker.

Eoin

Yep, it looks to be alright based on some posts here.

aster99

and what would happen then if i got stopped by a guard and my NCT was out? would it be ok if i can show that i have a date in the future booked?

biko

It seems the guards would be willing to let you go with a letter, but don't count on it - they could just give you 5 points instead.

Check if you can get it NCTd somewhere else quicker.

Mena

aster99 wrote: »

and what would happen then if i got stopped by a guard and my NCT was out? would it be ok if i can show that i have a date in the future booked?

Well, I've just been onto the NCT and booked my wife's car in, and they said they are sending out a letter which needs to be kept in the car in case the Gaurds stop her. Assumption is the mother of all !"£% though... I'd however be fairly confident of either talking my way out of it or having it thrown out of court (Assuming you have said booking letter).

Funny how a sudden enforcement of the law changes things. I took her 1 series in for NCT in April if I recall. Called them up and had a booking for the following week. Called this morning and our appointment is now for the 4th of November.....

Anan1

aster99 wrote: »

and what would happen then if i got stopped by a guard and my NCT was out? would it be ok if i can show that i have a date in the future booked?

You'd probably be fine, but there are no guarantees. Once you've booked a date, you can keep an eye on the NCT website for cancellations. I NCTd two cars recently, didn't have to wait for more than around a fortnight in either case.

aster99

im in cork, looked up every centre in cork and also Kilarney, cant see a free date anywhere!!!! and i thought i'd loads of time to get it sorted, didn't realise it was like that.

Toto Wolfcastle

I went to book mine at the end of April because it was due at the end of June. I am now booked in for 26th August in Cork. If it is a legal requirement to have your car NCTd then they should be bloody well able to keep on top of things. If I get stopped by the Gardaí and there is a problem I will show them the send date on my letter to prove that I did everything I could to get it done on time.

Guy:Incognito

janeybabe wrote: »

. If it is a legal requirement to have your car NCTd then they should be bloody well able to keep on top of things..

How can they account for a large percentage of people not bothering their hole with getting an NCT for years and all booking together because they are afraid of getting points?

If people got their Nct's done atthe right times there wouldnt be this backlog.

Toto Wolfcastle

Stekelly wrote: »

How can they account for a large percentage of people not bothering their hole with getting an NCT for years and all booking together because they are afraid of getting points?

If people got their Nct's done atthe right times there wouldnt be this backlog.

Simple really. They should issue NCTs to those who are due one. For example, if my NCT is due in June, then my test should be automatically organised for June. If my NCT is due in August, it should be in August. Those who didn't bother getting their NCT should then have to wait until a date is free. It's not the NCT's fault that people didn't bother, nor is it my fault, or your fault, so we shouldn't have to suffer. A little bit of organisation would sort this all out. Unfortunately, this is Ireland, and organisation is not our strong point.

Guy:Incognito

janeybabe wrote: »

. It's not the NCT's fault that people didn't bother, nor is it my fault, or your fault, so we shouldn't have to suffer

.

I cant speak for you, but I did mine on time, so it isnt my fault. The NCT people cant have thousands of guys sitting around 24/7 in case people all decide to not get their tests done then do it all together. So the only way most people can avoid the suffering is if they follow the law and do things properly ,but they dont seem willing to do that.

It's the fault of all the people that brought the situation on by leaving their Ncts drag on years overdue.

janeybabe wrote: »

A little bit of organisation would sort this all out. Unfortunately, this is Ireland, and organisation is not our strong point.

What other countries organise it the way you describe? I'm assuming your "this is Ireland" bit meant you knew how it worked elswhere. Our closest neighbours, who people like to use as some shineing example of how to do things sure dont , yet their system seems to work because for the most part, people MOT thier cars.

Toto Wolfcastle

You seem not to have read my idea for a solution that imo would work. Also, as I initially said, I tried to organise my NCT for June in April and was given the end of August. This is completely unacceptable.

The 'this is Ireland' thing has nothing to do with other countries. I don't believe that Ireland should run based on what other countries do. I believe that Ireland should run based on what works. But Ireland doesn't seem to be able to do that in a lot of cases.

Anyway, I've outlined what I believe, and I have nothing further to add. (This is not a cop-out. I literally have nothing else to add. ) This flying visit into the Motors forum is over.

Guy:Incognito

janeybabe wrote: »

You seem not to have read my idea for a solution that imo would work. Also, as I initially said, I tried to organise my NCT for June in April and was given the end of August. This is completely unacceptable.

It's unacceptable , but only like this because of the people I described above, nothing else.


I did read your solution ,but its not all that practical. There will be huge amounts of peopel that cant attend and it just adds massive amounts of cancellations and rearrangements to the scedule, creasting mountains of work. The system works fine now, it's the users of that system that are the problem.

janeybabe wrote: »

The 'this is Ireland' thing has nothing to do with other countries. I don't believe that Ireland should run based on what other countries do. I believe that Ireland should run based on what works. But Ireland doesn't seem to be able to do that in a lot of cases.

But saying "this is Ireland" has everything to do with other countries, otherwise why single us out as though we are a special case where things are different.

Santa Claus

I was told my the Garda press office that people who had a RECENTLY expired NCT disk and could provide proof that the applied for a new test would "NOT BE ACTIVELY PURSUED".
This means if you disk expired in 08 and you had a letter saying you rang last month to book a test the you would most likely risk getting points as you had driven so long without a valid cert, whereas if your NCT expired in April and you had a letter dated May confirming your appointment for July (as is my own personal case) then you would be highly unlikely to be penalised PROVIDED YOUR VEHICLE WAS IN A ROAD-WORTHY CONDITION !!!

He pointed me to the following site

"Q. My NCT is now due but my test date is not until after 1st May, will I get
penalty points if I drive my car between now and the test date?

A. The Gardaí have advised motorists awaiting a NCT test to carry proof of their test appointment with them at all times in order to assist them in explaining the situation should they be stopped by the Gardaí. However this does not release motorists of the responsibility to ensure their vehicles are roadworthy."