just bought a car. need yer help!

seaniegav

hi i just bought a jap micra k10. its out of nct since june 08 and no tax. i know i can get a letter from the gards saying it was off the road. but what im wondering can i drive the car on the roads until i get the log book back. for instance if i was stopped and the gards said this car is out of nct for a year can i say i cant book it until i get the log book back??? and when i do nct it will i get 6 months nct, year and a half or 2years (the car is out of nct since june 08)

thanks lads and lassies:D

dutchcat

you don't need the log book to book or do the nct,you just need to confirm the registered owners details, depends when it was first registered it rolls on every 2 yrs from then

BeardyGit

Welcome to boards!

You'll only get an NCT until end of June 2010. If you can provide the registration AND chassis/VIN number from the vehicle the NCT will update their systems with your details and allow you book a test.

I've done this fairly recently myself, so it's first hand knowledge I'm sharing. Also first hand knowledge is that the Gardaí (especially Traffic Corps) couldn't give two figs whether you can't tax or NCT it until you get whatever bit of paper you're waiting for - Without it being 100% legit, you shouldn't be driving it and that's the way they view it and enforce it (especially these days).

In practice you'll probably be okay once you have an NCT confirmation with you in the car, but make sure you're displaying tax and insurance on the windscreen - Having it is all well and good, but you need to display it too!

Gil

seaniegav

Gil_Dub wrote: »

Welcome to boards!

You'll only get an NCT until end of June 2010. If you can provide the registration AND chassis/VIN number from the vehicle the NCT will update their systems with your details and allow you book a test.

i have heard from two people that if the car is out of nct for over a year ( mine is out since june 08) that the car when booked and passed will have an nct until june 2001 ( a year and a half). he said he did this (my friend) with a car a year ago. but im enquiring with you guys to get a proper answer. Thanks gill by the way:-)

Dades

What year is the car?

I've driven without tax or NCT whilst waiting for a logbook - but tbh a Micra k10 (unless stock) is likely to be a cop magnet so I'd think twice.

seaniegav

its a 1988 jap micra. factory made. not done up in any way. on hubs. pure original. i bought it off the woman whos had it from new. only drove it to get the pension every week. 89,897 km from new. little gem, just i want to drive it while im waiting on her to be changed into my name. am i right about the nct??? anyhow dya think id get away with no nct or tax while im waiting or can i go for tax now??? thanks buck

BeardyGit

seaniegav wrote: »

its a 1988 jap micra. factory made. not done up in any way. on hubs. pure original. i bought it off the woman whos had it from new. only drove it to get the pension every week. 89,897 km from new. little gem, just i want to drive it while im waiting on her to be changed into my name. am i right about the nct??? anyhow dya think id get away with no nct or tax while im waiting or can i go for tax now??? thanks buck

The yoke I NCT'd had been out by 16 months.....I got an 8 month NCT on it once tested. That's about 6 months ago now, but I haven't heard of any change, nor can I understand why they'd change the policy on it....

seaniegav

Gil_Dub wrote: »

The yoke I NCT'd had been out by 16 months.....I got an 8 month NCT on it once tested. That's about 6 months ago now, but I haven't heard of any change, nor can I understand why they'd change the policy on it....

thats sound so. thanks a mill. just wanted to make sure. cheers lad