Strange Killarney NCT

peterwhilluk

Hi i took my car in for its NCT in Killarney, a ball joint needed replacing, so it failed. i ordered the part, but the mechanic couldnt fit it before the retest date, so my girlfriend took it in and it passed.
Just shows you.

so cooking, cleaning and passing ncts. every man should have one.

Seth Brundle

I'd mention it to them if I were you.

Row

I remember a few years back my 307 failed nct due to worn left balljoint...:rolleyes:..so i bought a new balljoint from peugeot and fitted it.
Passed no problem ...The mad thing about it was the old balljoint i removed
had no wear/play in it...
Normally a worn balljoint has some bit of wear/play in it ....so at the time i was wondering did it need to be replaced at all...:mad::mad:
Row.

peterwhilluk

i would have gone straight back to the NCTplace, nad got them to pay for it and an NCT refund etc. absolute piss take.

Berty

Everybody will have these stories.

My car needed a new CAT but just gave it a Lamba sensor and after arguing for around 30 minutes they passed it. Ok, so my mother argued for me but still.

peasant

Berty wrote: »

Ok, so my mother argued for me

quoted just because I had to (and so you can't edit it )

:D:D

Berty

peasant wrote: »

quoted just because I had to (and so you can't edit it )

:D:D

If I log out and log back in as a moderator then I can. :P

Slidey

Row wrote: »

I remember a few years back my 307 failed nct due to worn left balljoint...:rolleyes:..so i bought a new balljoint from peugeot and fitted it.
Passed no problem ...The mad thing about it was the old balljoint i removed
had no wear/play in it...
Normally a worn balljoint has some bit of wear/play in it ....so at the time i was wondering did it need to be replaced at all...:mad::mad:
Row.

I have seen it quite often that you will see a joint 'kicking' while on the shaker plates but will feel no play with the wheel jacked off the ground

dcr22B

I'm going back for the third time this weekend after been told that I needed a new front wishbone which was duly replaced only to be told last Saturday that I need a new front shock absorber.

When I asked the guy who did the 2nd test why I wasn't told that the shocks needed changing, he couldn't give me an answer.

galwaytt

New service, new pads, Scenic. Failed NCT on brakes.

Back to mechanic, shaking of head, washed the car, sent it back in. Passed.

Oh yeah, quality is what it's all about.......:rolleyes:

junkyard

Well the moral of the story here is to wear a blonde wig and a skirt and you've got a better than average chance of passing your NCT.;)

Slidey

galwaytt wrote: »

New service, new pads, Scenic. Failed NCT on brakes.

Back to mechanic, shaking of head, washed the car, sent it back in. Passed.

Oh yeah, quality is what it's all about.......:rolleyes:

Well that is easily explained. Maybe your pads were not bedded in?

Often if brakes fail the first time and are borderline fail if you do them again immediately they will pass

galwaytt

junkyard wrote: »

Well the moral of the story here is to wear a blonde wig and a skirt and you've got a better than average chance of passing your NCT.;)

...don't forget the low-cut blouse.........;)

samsemtex

kbannon wrote: »

I'd mention it to them if I were you.

You would say it to who? The NCT people? Why? Sure if he has the part he should just fit it, why voluntarily fail the test?

Seth Brundle

samsemtex wrote: »

You would say it to who? The NCT people? Why? Sure if he has the part he should just fit it, why voluntarily fail the test?

It has already passed!
I would discuss the fact that something they deemed to be roadworthy was previously failed and there is obviously a problem with one of the testers.

dcr22B wrote: »

I'm going back for the third time this weekend after been told that I needed a new front wishbone which was duly replaced only to be told last Saturday that I need a new front shock absorber.

When I asked the guy who did the 2nd test why I wasn't told that the shocks needed changing, he couldn't give me an answer.

If you were failed for something in a re-test that wasn't deemed a failure in the first test then you should really read the legislation as it may be of help...

11. (1) In carrying out a test on a vehicle, the items to be tested and the methods of testing shall be in accordance with the National Car Test (NCT) Manual 1999, as published by the Stationery Office, in August, 1999.

(2) In carrying out a re-test—

(a) the items to be tested shall be those items the condition of which constituted reasons for refusal of the test certificate.

(b) the methods of testing shall be in accordance with sub-article (1).

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1999/en/si/0395.html

In other words, they shouldn't have failed you on additional items during the re-test!

johndaman66

And there was I thinking that the conspiracy theorists among us were reading far too much into it when they were saying the NCT was only a money making scam by getting people to re-test their cars for the re-test fee.