NCT expired few months ago! Penalty points?

Bobo2606

Hi, my NCT expired in Dec/2019.
I have the test booked for 2 weeks from now.
My question is, will I get 3 penalty points upon my arrival to the test centre? Or that only applies if garda stop me on the road?

Tilikum17

Bobo2606 wrote: »

Hi, my NCT expired in Dec/2019.
I have the test booked for 2 weeks from now.
My question is, will I get 3 penalty points upon my arrival to the test centre? Or that only applies if garda stop me on the road?

Only if Garda stops you. My Mrs just did her test & her car was 10 months late.

Jesus wept.

Irish_peppa

Have all your paper work to hand on the Passenger seat just in case to prove where your going. You would want to be really unlucky to happen upon a checkpoint. But I wonder does the NPR systems catch out of date NCTs? Might get picked up by one of them by a passing NPR equipped car if indeed the NCT is linked to the system

Effects

Even if stopped, you have a letter for an NCT appointment. The Garda would have to be a awful dick to give you points.

Dravokivich

Effects wrote: »

Even if stopped, you have a letter for an NCT appointment. The Garda would have to be a awful dick to give you points.

So... people can just keep deferring the test once they've print outs that one is booked?

Tacitus Kilgore

Dravokivich wrote: »

So... people can just keep deferring the test once they've print outs that one is booked?

They can do it without a print out too, it's a matter of luck.

Patrick2010

Tacitus Kilgore wrote: »

They can do it without a print out too, it's a matter of luck.

Have the booking text on your phone, worked for me ok.

Del2005

Bobo2606 wrote: »

Hi, my NCT expired in Dec/2019.
I have the test booked for 2 weeks from now.
My question is, will I get 3 penalty points upon my arrival to the test centre? Or that only applies if garda stop me on the road?

I'd be more worried about your insurance than the Gardai, as they regularly ignore our laws. Your aren't insured if you don't have a valid NCT, they will pay for 3rd party damages but the insurance companies have stated going after uninsured driver's in the courts to recoup these payouts. To have valid insurance you need to be have a roadworthy vehicle and if the vehicle cannot legally be driven on a public road because it doesn't have a valid NCT it's not road worthy, having a valid NCT doesn't automatically make a car roadworthy.

cpoh1

Del2005 wrote: »

I'd be more worried about your insurance than the Gardai, as they regularly ignore our laws. Your aren't insured if you don't have a valid NCT, they will pay for 3rd party damages but the insurance companies have stated going after uninsured driver's in the courts to recoup these payouts. To have valid insurance you need to be have a roadworthy vehicle and if the vehicle cannot legally be driven on a public road because it doesn't have a valid NCT it's not road worthy, having a valid NCT doesn't automatically make a car roadworthy.

Thats not true, to be honest its scaremongering. All that will happen when you claim without an NCT is that you get a lower payout as the car is "worth less" without the NCT.

OP - have proof of the booking and you will be fine.

Tacitus Kilgore

Certain posters have habits of posting what they would like to be true rather than actual reality.

antodeco

Sure my car can't even be NCTd. I tried and as it's too old it doesn't even appear on their system!

lawred2

Dravokivich wrote: »

So... people can just keep deferring the test once they've print outs that one is booked?

Limits on that I'd say

Bobo2606

antodeco wrote: »

Sure my car can't even be NCTd. I tried and as it's too old it doesn't even appear on their system!

Haha.. what car do you drive?

mgbgt1978

Del2005 wrote: »

I'd be more worried about your insurance than the Gardai, as they regularly ignore our laws. Your aren't insured if you don't have a valid NCT

Nonsense. Some insurers require a valid NCT to initiate cover, many don't.
This is not the 1st time you have come out with this totally incorrect information.

Del2005

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

Nonsense. Some insurers require a valid NCT to initiate cover, many don't.
This is not the 1st time you have come out with this totally incorrect information.

All insurance policies require the vehicle to be maintained in a road worthy condition, how can a vehicle which can't legally be on the road road worthy?

mgbgt1978

An NCT simply means that the car was roadworthy only at the time of testing. Most Insurers understand this.....

Also a car must be taxed to be legally on the road. Many Insurers do not require this either.

You have stated here many times that a car is not covered by insurance without a current NCT. This is totally incorrect. It depends on the individual Insurer.

Atlantic Dawn

While awaiting the test make sure all lights are working by checking them daily, tyres are well in to legal territory and that you have no modifications like a 90% blocking sunvisor. Chances are Garda will let you go.

Bobo2606

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

While awaiting the test make sure all lights are working by checking them daily, tyres are well in to legal territory and that you have no modifications like a 90% blocking sunvisor. Chances are Garda will let you go.

The car is in great condition. New Michelins all around, no mods.
Plus I don't drive it to work, so I should be fine.

Many thanks everyone!

Clareman

Get it booked asap and make sure you have the letter in the car, with the hassle with the lifts at the moment no guard will go any further as you have a booking. Friend of mine got 3 points for no NCT on the car, it was a company car and he never got the notice, he's still freaking about it.

macplaxton

Del2005 wrote: »

All insurance policies require the vehicle to be maintained in a road worthy condition, how can a vehicle which can't legally be on the road road worthy?

Of course a vehicle can, as "road worthy" is merely the physical condition of the vehicle. Insurance, Tax and NCT are needed in addition to a roadworthy vehicle in order to make a road legal one.

punisher5112

Car doesn't have to be taxed to get to or from a test only once it's declared off the road.

If you're in a crash and car is wrote off, you will be given much less then car is worth.