NCT on a UK imported car

obi604

I bought a 2005 car in the UK a couple of weeks ago and I have the NCT schuedled for next month

I know the NCT in Ireland is based on after 4 years from new its due and then every 2 years

So for my 2005, it should be :

First NCT > 2009
2nd NCT > 2011
3rd NCT > 2013


Because the 2009 NCT was missed as car was not in the country, does that mean when I do the NCT on this, that it will only bring me up to 2011 ?

Or because the car was only registered 2 weeks ago as an Irish car, does it mean that when I do the NCT that it will bring me to 2012 ?

hope im making sense !

bazz26

To my knowledge it will only run until 2011.

djimi

Surely it should run for 2 years from the test time?

bazz26

djimi wrote: »

Surely it should run for 2 years from the test time?

Nope. It is designed to get people to NCT their cars on schedule. Obvioulsy a flaw though with imports.

n0brain3r

Do you know what month it was registered in 2005? If it was January you can do the 2013 NCT 3 months early in say October but you run the risk of being caught with out it.
You could try arguing that since it's an import and it's the first NCT and get it 6 months early and get it next month?

obi604

It was registered in January 2005

think thats pushing it a bit, if I got it to 2012 , would be happy

corktina

s'only 50 bucks...at least you'd know its safe.

Pierced Off

If it was registered in Jan, then the f#*&$%* in the NCT backdate it to Jan, meaning you will need to retest in Jan 2012. The 3 month early booking doesn't work where there is no valid test on a car.

kildare.17hmr

obi604 wrote: »

It was registered in January 2005

think thats pushing it a bit, if I got it to 2012 , would be happy

it will only run untill jan 2011 and you will have to do it again, it goes by date of first registration so noting you can do there. other option would be to wait untill sept to book it as you can do it 3 months early then it will run untill jan 2013 but you risk driving for 3 more months without NCT

kildare.17hmr

Pierced Off wrote: »

If it was registered in Jan, then the f#*&$%* in the NCT backdate it to Jan, meaning you will need to retest in Jan 2012. The 3 month early booking doesn't work where there is no valid test on a car.

Where did you get this information from?????? Iv done a good few NCTs 2/3 months before there due date on imported cars of differant years, never a problem most recently a 04. if you ring them they will tell you the same!

Gumbo

if you NCT it next month your NCT will be valid until Jan 2011.

Ratchet

according to this nct chart you will get nct for a year

opinion guy

Well lets put it this way - if you don't get it NCT'ed and get stopped what will it cost you ?

I had unintentionally let mine run over, but then got it done as soon as I realised. The day after I passed the day, I mean the DAY after, I got stopped and checked for tax, insurance NCT etc.

So it was a good job I had gotten it done. If I'm not mistaken the fine for being stopped without a valid NCT is in the 4 figures territory

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bazz26 wrote: »

Nope. It is designed to get people to NCT their cars on schedule. Obvioulsy a flaw though with imports.

Defintely not true. I got my imported car which is also a 2005 nct'd a few weeks ago and you get two years nct from the date it was first registered in the republic of ireland. My car was registered in ireland on the 23-5-2010 have the nct till the 23-5-2012. My car was first registered in the U.K on the 16-8-2005: first nct would be 16-8-2009 if it was here from the start and exp date 16-8-2011 so what your saying isnt likely.

Ratchet

Divorce Referendum wrote: »

Defintely not true. I got my imported car which is also a 2005 nct'd a few weeks ago and you get two years nct from the date it was first registered in the republic of ireland. My car was registered in ireland on the 23-5-2010 have the nct till the 23-5-2012. My car was first registered in the U.K on the 16-8-2005: first nct would be 16-8-2009 if it was here from the start and exp date 16-8-2011 so what your saying isnt likely.

this is not always the case for everybody as imported cars fall under 2 categories and all depends on when they are imported into Ireland

was booking test for my fresh import and they told me i will get NCT for only 6 months and if i waited extra 3 months they will issue cert for 2 years

kildare.17hmr

Divorce Referendum wrote: »

Defintely not true. I got my imported car which is also a 2005 nct'd a few weeks ago and you get two years nct from the date it was first registered in the republic of ireland. My car was registered in ireland on the 23-5-2010 have the nct till the 23-5-2012. My car was first registered in the U.K on the 16-8-2005: first nct would be 16-8-2009 if it was here from the start and exp date 16-8-2011 so what your saying isnt likely.

This must have been a mistake that happened between vehicle registration office, central office in shannon and the NCT, but the NCT runs from date of first registration in country of origin, be it ireland, uk, japan ect.

kildare.17hmr

Ratchet wrote: »

imported cars fall under 2 categories and all depends on when they are imported into Ireland

please explain???

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Ratchet wrote: »

this is not always the case for everybody as imported cars fall under 2 categories and all depends on when they are imported into Ireland

was booking test for my fresh import and they told me i will get NCT for only 6 months and if i waited extra 3 months they will issue cert for 2 years

Fair enough. So what are the categories do you know? What the nct place said to you doesnt make any sense. If you nct'd the car straightaway you get it for 6 months and have different nct retest date if you waited three months without one. Seems that the schedule for nct from first registration has no bearing at all with imports if in your case you have two options for dates and in my case the date of registration in theis country.

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kildare.17hmr wrote: »

This must have been a mistake that happened between vehicle registration office, central office in shannon and the NCT, but the NCT runs from date of first registration in country of origin, be it ireland, uk, japan ect.

No mistake mate between those relevant parties because i faxed my vehicle registration cert to the nct main office, otherwise it takes six months for them to get the details apparently. When you book your test online you enter the date of first registration to find your details to begin the booking. Cant be a mistake imo if they took the exact date i registered it here and it makes sense really.

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http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/vehicle-standards/national_car_test

Was thinking I would find it. Apparently if the car is four years old or more what happened in my case applies:

The NCT on an imported vehicle is due on the anniversary date of first registration in the country of origin. (Again, the NCT will only be due once the vehicle is at 4 years old or more). Where the vehicle was already 4 years old or more when imported, the anniversary date is the date of importation. Read more about importing a vehicle into Ireland here

kildare.17hmr

Divorce Referendum wrote: »

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/vehicle-standards/national_car_test

Was thinking I would find it. Apparently if the car is four years old or more what happened in my case applies:

I stand corrected:D learn something new everyday!

Guy:Incognito

kildare.17hmr wrote: »

I stand corrected:D learn something new everyday!

Either it changed or the were doing it worng before.

I brought in my Xantia 2 years ago. I got it NCT'd and it's up on the date of first registration in England. My cousin's Elise is the same.

kildare.17hmr

Stekelly wrote: »

Either it changed or the were doing it worng before.

I brought in my Xantia 2 years ago. I got it NCT'd and it's up on the date of first registration in England. My cousin's Elise is the same.

Must have changed, they were doing it the way i was saying last year, Applus(the new spanish crowd) made alot of changes to the test and some procedures to coinside with other countries, this was obviously 1 of them.

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kildare.17hmr wrote: »

I stand corrected:D learn something new everyday!

I am glad they changed it. Would have only had my nct for a year!!!

macplaxton

Sorry to hijack the thread, but there's some knowledge here I want to tap.

I was discussing this issue of "NCT due date" over in classics.

I understand that imports previously were treated as every other car and NCT due dates coincided with the date of first registration irrespective of country. Now I also understand that the rule has changed and imports are now tested from first registration in Ireland.

So two questions:
1) Anyone know when the exact change-over date was?
2) And what was the relevant piece of legislation with this change?

Cheers.

Ratchet

macplaxton wrote: »

Sorry to hijack the thread, but there's some knowledge here I want to tap.

I was discussing this issue of "NCT due date" over in classics.

I understand that imports previously were treated as every other car and NCT due dates coincided with the date of first registration irrespective of country. Now I also understand that the rule has changed and imports are now tested from first registration in Ireland.

So two questions:
1) Anyone know when the exact change-over date was?
2) And what was the relevant piece of legislation with this change?

Cheers.

no idea when it changed but this was reason why i was advised to wait 3 months until anniversary of first UK registration before testing my car giving me 2 years nct

looks like it was recent enough change in testing procedure . nct website is updated too

Sizzler

Sorry to drag up an old thread but Im thinking of getting a car in from the north,more than likely 2005-2006 model.

Do I have to get it NCT'd pretty much straight off? Anybody been through this lately?

Atlantic Dawn

Sizzler wrote: »

Sorry to drag up an old thread but Im thinking of getting a car in from the north,more than likely 2005-2006 model.

Do I have to get it NCT'd pretty much straight off? Anybody been through this lately?

Yes you need to book it as soon as you get it VRT'd or else the Gardaí will regularly stop you and down the line you will likely get a court appearance and/or seizure of your car.

I don't really see what the problem is with just getting the car NCT'd, it's a 30 minute test that can be done at weekends or late in the evenings, if you don't feel the car is road worthy and capable of passing the test don't buy it.

Sizzler

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Yes you need to book it as soon as you get it VRT'd or else the Gardaí will regularly stop you and down the line you will likely get a court appearance and/or seizure of your car.

I don't really see what the problem is with just getting the car NCT'd, it's a 30 minute test that can be done at weekends or late in the evenings, if you don't feel the car is road worthy and capable of passing the test don't buy it.

Cheers

Havent driven through a tax/insurance checkpoint in literally 3 years so getting stopped wouldnt exactly be a concern but see what you mean.

Guess its just the "hassle" factor when bringing in an import. All needs to be weighed up!

CiniO

Sizzler wrote: »

Guess its just the "hassle" factor when bringing in an import. All needs to be weighed up!

That's the illegal practice of Irish authorities according to EU law.

Situation was the same in many countries, but EU commission forced them to change the law, and accept a test certificate on imported cars from country of origin, to the date of it's validity.

I'm sure if Irish case would go to EU commission, result would be the same.
Sadly no one yet put the case into EU commission.