nct no respect for your car

corkthai

went to the nct centre today with a buddy and as we were waiting a tester went out and got into the next test car, revved the crap outta it then proceeded to spin the wheels in one spot for about 2 or 3 secs then flew off around the corner and into the ramp area.

There was a smell of burnt rubber and clutch from the car.
they obviously have no respect for cars and dont care what happens to them. I had a look for the owner of the car to tell them but couldnt find them.

are you liable if something breaks at the test centre ?

Outkast_IRE

corkthai wrote: »

went to the nct centre today with a buddy and as we were waiting a tester went out and got into the next test car, revved the crap outta it then proceeded to spin the wheels in one spot for about 2 or 3 secs then flew off around the corner and into the ramp area.

There was a smell of burnt rubber and clutch from the car.
they obviously have no respect for cars and dont care what happens to them. I had a look for the owner of the car to tell them but couldnt find them.

are you liable if something breaks at the test centre ?

no you sign a waiver dont ya ? still if they did somethin blatently stupid and you witnessed it , that would be a different story.

PARKHEAD67

corkthai wrote: »

went to the nct centre today with a buddy and as we were waiting a tester went out and got into the next test car, revved the crap outta it then proceeded to spin the wheels in one spot for about 2 or 3 secs then flew off around the corner and into the ramp area.

There was a smell of burnt rubber and clutch from the car.
they obviously have no respect for cars and dont care what happens to them. I had a look for the owner of the car to tell them but couldnt find them.

are you liable if something breaks at the test centre ?

Good point.Some bad apples in that NCT crowd for sure.But I suppose you could say that about any job. If something breaks in the test centre due to them, we both know what happens.:mad:

tmcw

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

no you sign a waiver dont ya ?

I've never been asked to sign anything.

Ardennes1944

while i understand its never nice to see your car treated harshly by anyone, not to mind someone in a 'respected' authority, but to be honest if your car cant handle a wheelspin or getting revved hard temporarily without causing a fault, something underlying was wrong in the first place. but i do understand the annoyance and disrespect

squod

I'd have bet the shite out of him.

flyingsnail

tmcw wrote: »

I've never been asked to sign anything.

neither have I

flutered

you have not had a diesel car tested then.

Mar4ix

might they were trying get car back to proper operating temperature for correct readings

Seth Brundle

To provide some balance, my last NCT involved the driver carefully putting the car through the test and then afterwards complimenting me on how good the car was. He was very polite, friendly, etc.

yabadabado

it's like any job ,there will always be the odd dickhead.

teednab-el

kbannon wrote: »

To provide some balance, my last NCT involved the driver carefully putting the car through the test and then afterwards complimenting me on how good the car was. He was very polite, friendly, etc.

May I ask what you drive?

Seth Brundle

2003 E39 525i Sport Individual (with 32,000 km on the clock)

Owen

I've had the same experience as kbannoon too TBH, every time, about 8 times over the last 4 years.

Thread title should be 'One NCT employee has no respect' as opposed to the entire NCT.

bazz26

kbannon wrote: »

To provide some balance, my last NCT involved the driver carefully putting the car through the test and then afterwards complimenting me on how good the car was. He was very polite, friendly, etc.

Did it involve a pre-arranged phone call and €100?

philstar

maybe the owner didn't leave the obligatry €50 note on the passenger seat

Seth Brundle

bazz26 wrote: »

Did it involve a pre-arranged phone call and €100?

Nah. It actually failed as one headlamp was a few degrees off.
Plus, I'm a tight git!