NCT retest records and protocol

I see what yous are saying. It's up to them whether they want to check the record but they don't have to. Also, they will not be alerted if a previous test was failed with the issues not being rectified and the car not passing a subsequent retest. I only ask because the inspector seemed to put my car through the ringer and the issues he failed it on seem quite petty but are quite expensive to fix. I would rather take my chances and let the retest period expire, book another full test and hopefully get someone more reasonable next time.

Tiny bit of superficial rust underneath that needs to be cut out and patched up with a specific type of weld.

It's on the door sill. I looked at it and there's a little bit of rust all around the door sills, doesn't look any worse in the section where he failed me on.

Yeah I get what you're saying but after some research online for prices, I could be looking at €100-200 for rust repair. Then theres another small thing that might cost €50 max. Then the €28 retest fee and I could be looking at €200-300. If the car passes the nct, it might be worth €400-500. That's why I'm willing to take the chance putting it through a full test again in the hope that it might pass. In which case, I'll get another year or so out of it but if not, I'm only an extra €55 into it and I can scrap it then and get something else.

How is it 4/1? It passed no problem this time last year and I've only put an extra 2000 miles on it since.

Ah right I get you. Thanks.

It looks superficial but he's saying it needs to be cut out and patched up using a specific type of weld.

That's true also. I paid 900 for it in January 2022. Have already spent about 250 on it so far. Would just hate to spend another 200-300 on it and then something major goes in the next few months. Also, it's a 2001 car so wouldn't have a hope of selling it as no insurance companies would consider it.

Yeah like they're things I wouldn't mind fixing because they're important. That's true, a lot of garages can claim a timing belt, clutch or whatever has been done recently but I find a lot of the time, there's no evidence.

Yeah sometimes that can happen where you feel you're going to fail because they're at it for ages and then they call their buddy over but then you end up passing. However, I just got the impression that this guy was overzealous...not very friendly either. I'm not sure if they're proper mechanics really. I know any mechanic I've brought my cars to for repairs over the years never seem to have much time for nct inspectors or their expertise.

Yeah fully comp are cheaper most of the time and I don't understand why since they have to fix your car too if anything happens. I'm not sure about valuing a car at 5k minimum. I know to qualify for fully comp, a car has to be over a certain value anyway but presumably the more it's valued over that minimum value, the more expensive the premium will be because the car will be more expensive to repair if anything happens.

It failed on a worn out track rod end dust cover and moisture in the indicator lamps. Cost me 100 for the dust cover and I dried out the lamps myself.

So there's further proof that they're given too much discretion.