NCT for 1 year - how will it work with my car?

CiniO

Assume I have a car which was first registered in October 2002.

It's due NCT in July 2012.

Now - according to NCTS website the new rule is as follows:

all cars presented for their 10th anniversary or subsequent NCT on or after 1st June 2011 will receive a certificate valid for up to one year only

If I go to NCT it in July 2012, will the certificate be valid until July 2013, or July 2014?

Please hence, that on July 2012, car will not be 10 years old yet, so that NCT is not it's 10th anniversary.

galwaytt

CiniO wrote: »

Assume I have a car which was first registered in October 2002.

It's due NCT in July 2012.
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That makes no sense: how do you have a car with a 'birthday' in October, and a test from July ?

Your test date should also be October.

taintabird

CiniO wrote: »

Assume I have a car which was first registered in October 2002.

It's due NCT in July 2012.

Now - according to NCTS website the new rule is as follows:


If I go to NCT it in July 2012, will the certificate be valid until July 2013, or July 2014?

Please hence, that on July 2012, car will not be 10 years old yet, so that NCT is not it's 10th anniversary.

You will only get one year as the car will be classed as 10 years old within that year

guil

from the looks of it i'd say its due in october 2012 and you are going to bring it for the nct in july, 3 months early, i'd be surprised if they didnt cop it and give ya 2 years

taintabird

guil wrote: »

from the looks of it i'd say its due in october 2012 and you are going to bring it for the nct in july, 3 months early, i'd be surprised if they didnt cop it and give ya 2 years

you are allowed to bring a car 12 weeks before its due date.

racso1975

Cause you always had the option of bring the car for the test a few months early the first time it's due it

The car will be ten, they'll give a year cert. I'm in the same boat with my ZT, it's due in Aug 2012 and is a 2002 reg.

taintabird

racso1975 wrote: »

Cause you always had the option of bring the car for the test a few months early the first time it's due it

Not just the first time its 6 months before its first nct and 3 months before all subsequent nct tests

guil

taintabird wrote: »

you are allowed to bring a car 12 weeks before its due date.

yes i know thats why i pointed it out that the op said its due in july, 3 months earlier than october

taintabird

guil wrote: »

yes i know thats why i pointed it out that the op said its due in july, 3 months earlier than october

And 12 weeks = ?

taintabird

taintabird wrote: »

And 12 weeks = ?

less than 3 months, only a 28 day February is 28 days which is 4 weeks, you won't get 3 38 day months consecutively so 12 weeks in not 3 months

unkel

CiniO wrote: »

Please hence, that on July 2012, car will not be 10 years old yet, so that NCT is not it's 10th anniversary.

The age of the car is based on the date the test is due, not the actual age of the car.

You're trying to have your car tested early to get the 2 year cert, but it won't work

guil

taintabird wrote: »

And 12 weeks = ?

**** me pink, i wasnt dissagreeing with you
who said anything about weeks anyway, the NCTS don't mention weeks at all just months

taintabird

RoverJames wrote: »

less than 3 months, only a 28 day February is 28 days which is 4 weeks, you won't get 3 38 day months consecutively so 12 weeks in not 3 months

since when did we get 38 day months :eek:

CiniO

galwaytt wrote: »

That makes no sense: how do you have a car with a 'birthday' in October, and a test from July ?

Your test date should also be October.

taintabird wrote: »

You will only get one year as the car will be classed as 10 years old within that year

guil wrote: »

from the looks of it i'd say its due in october 2012 and you are going to bring it for the nct in july, 3 months early, i'd be surprised if they didnt cop it and give ya 2 years

unkel wrote: »

The age of the car is based on the date the test is due, not the actual age of the car.

You're trying to have your car tested early to get the 2 year cert, but it won't work

Sorry guys I made a lot's of confusion by not disclosing very important fact.

It's not an mistake. Car is due NCT in July 2012, and was first registered in October 2002.
The reason for it is, that the car was imported last year. According to current legislations, the car which is imported is due NCT on date of import, so if it was imported on July 2010, it was NCT'd then and now due NCT on July 2012.

That's why the whole case is a bit tricky, because the car at the moment when NCT is due, will be only 9 years and 9 months old.

CiniO

taintabird wrote: »

you are allowed to bring a car 12 weeks before its due date.

To be exact it's 90 days, not 12 weeks.
and 180 days before first NCT.

galwaytt

CiniO wrote: »

Sorry guys I made a lot's of confusion by not disclosing very important fact.

It's not an mistake. Car is due NCT in July 2012, and was first registered in October 2002.
The reason for it is, that the car was imported last year. According to current legislations, the car which is imported is due NCT on date of import, so if it was imported on July 2010, it was NCT'd then and now due NCT on July 2012.

That's why the whole case is a bit tricky, because the car at the moment when NCT is due, will be only 9 years and 9 months old.

Ah: you're bunched, then. 1 yr cert is all you'll get.

unkel

CiniO wrote: »

Car is due NCT in July 2012, and was first registered in October 2002.
The reason for it is, that the car was imported last year. According to current legislations, the car which is imported is due NCT on date of import, so if it was imported on July 2010, it was NCT'd then and now due NCT on July 2012.

That's why the whole case is a bit tricky, because the car at the moment when NCT is due, will be only 9 years and 9 months old.

That is a bit tricky!

An NCT has always been needed immediately when you import a car. In the past, the NCT would have been valid until the NCT of an identical (originally Irish) car would have been valid until. So in your case, your first NCT would only have been valid until October 2010!

BUT

They changed the rules in the last year or two (don't know the exact details) and gave anyone 2 full years from the day of the test!!! That's what happened to you. I'd say you're in luck. Your actual due date is in July of next year and your car will not yet be 10 years old. You will get a 2 year certificate, I'm pretty sure about it!

unkel

CiniO wrote: »

To be exact it's 90 days, not 12 weeks.
and 180 days before first NCT.

There's some confusion on that one too! The NCT website shows that it is 3 months and 6 months (and not measured in days or weeks) but you have pointed to the legislation before where indeed it was 90 days and 180 days.

This directly affects me! My car is due 26/08/2011. Three months early means I can test it on 26/5 or 27/5 which suit me. The 90 day early rule means I can only test it on 28/5 - 31/5 to avail of the 2 year period (for my 12 year old car), but I'm out of the country then. I'll ring the NCT tomorrow and post back their reply!

lau1247

CiniO wrote: »

all cars presented for their 10th anniversary or subsequent NCT on or after 1st June 2011 will receive a certificate valid for up to one year only

Key word is the OR which mean either of the two.. car is not 10 years old is fine for two years but it's after 1st june 2011, which is the part that bring you down.. so you'll get 1 year

Edit: Disregard, just re-read and noted how wrong i was