nct

sniperman

hi im wondering if there are different rules for a garage putting a car through an nct than for the rest of us,i mean a son of mine went to look at a 131 fiesta,was told it will be sold with a new nct,and it had a new nct 2 days later,how can they get an nct done so quick when we have to wait weeks/months for one??he did buy the car,got a 12 month warranty,and after a week noticed a knocking noise under the car,took it back to the dealer,left it there for 3 hours,was told theres nothing wrong with anything under the car and he must be hearing things,anyway he took it to another garage and had it examined,turned out that the drop links,and anti roll bar bushings were gone,how could it have passed an nct a week earlier with these problems??oh and the hazzard lights never worked either from day one,he was told by the dealer one has to be ordered.yet it passed the nct that the dealer done,something does not sit right with me,the dealer gave him the new nct cert,but not the pass cert listing any faults etc,you know the one,anyway the son is getting this other garage to do the repairs,as he dont want to go back to the dealer,or should he?

User1998

Anyone can get an NCT on short notice if you book one late at night

Trade customers are treated the same as regular customers. I have a trade account and almost every car I bring in fails on something.

This isn’t common at all but if you know someone in the NCT centre they can test your car and pass it. A friend of a friend knows someone in an NCT centre who regularly does this.

And they should definitely go back to the garage if they have 12 months warranty.

Atlantic Dawn

Your son should report the car to the NCT, if it's someone on the inside passing these cars they can hopefully be thrown out on their ear before their actions kill someone.

Del2005

Has he checked that it's a valid NCT cert? Easy enough to get a fake cert and a hell of a lot easier than trying to bribe a tester.

sniperman

thanks all for comments,im a bit suspicious,so how would i go about checking if the nct cert is genuine?and even if it is,how could it have passed with those faults,? i myself have an nct appointment for may after a 6 week wait,yet a garage.or in our case this garage had one done in less than 3 days,???i will look further into it, something does not sit right here,and dealer more or less saying the son is hearing things when another garage found the problems,dealer actually said it was the exhaust rattling and was no harm,im not finished yet.

Atlantic Dawn

If you go to NCT.ie and put in the reg it will say when it expires, a fake cert will not be on the system.

If I went on to the NCT website at circa 9.30pm tonight when the cancelled tests are released I would be able to get a test this week at one of the test centres within 20 miles of my house, no problem. Trade customers would have even faster appointments available.

User1998

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118906997#Comment_118906997

Use the link below to check if the expiry dates match.

And its already been explained to you that anyone can get an NCT within 3 days if they log on at 11:30pm

Faults can occur right after an NCT btw.

https://www.ncts.ie/check-nct-due-date/