NCT questions, passed but......

hiho1967

My car just passed its NCT just today but ive just noticed that its only valid till august thsi year. Thats only 8 months away and im wondering why it wasnt the full year i was thinking i was getting.

This was a re-test as it failed on the drop link, back tyres and 2 lights. I got the drop link fixed, new lights and 2nd hand tyres but at teh bottom of this pass sheat its saying that the depth on my 2 tyres are under 3.00mm and saying theyre worn. Beside the pass its saying avdvisory. Im now thinking that the tyres arent road worthy and will get PP or fine if guards stop me, would this be right.

mickdw

Test is valid to anniversary of original registration date so it will always expire on same date regardless of when you test it. You must be 4 months late getting the test done.
1.6mm is the legal minimum for thread depth. Under 3.0mm means nothing legally.

Bigus

No the min thread depth in Ireland is 1.6 mm, you have a valid NCT .

Book it in 3 months before expiry date on the 8 th ie possibly may while its still fresh from its mechanical work, and get a new NCT til 8 14 assuming its. Over 10 years old.
NCT run to the cars birthday ,not when it's tested, but you are now allowed test three months early.

awec

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Supertoucher

Not sure why it's due again in August, but the car is fine to drive for now. The NCT guidelines dictate that that tread must be no "less than 1.6mm in the central 3/4 of the tread pattern".

That said, it is prudent to change them as soon as possible as not only is it possible that your braking and water dispersion is compromised, but if you were to let it get closer to the wire, a Gard may just happen to measure a lower, less than even spot on the tread and you could get fined.

challengemaster

As above, the legal limit is 1.6mm

They've warned you that the tyres are below 3mm as below this, stopping distances tend to dramatically increase with further wear.

http://www.rospa.com/roadsafety/adviceandinformation/vehiclesafety/tyresafety/tread-depth.aspx

mullingar

IMO 3mm should be the legal minimum, common folk don't realise that your breaking distance is roughly 30-50% more in the wet if you compare 4mm to 2mm on the same tyre.

Edit, challenge master gave a very good link there with a good graph to show what stopping distances are for an average tyre when its gets below 3mm

hiho1967

mickdw wrote: »

Test is valid to anniversary of original registration date so it will always expire on same date regardless of when you test it. You must be 4 months late getting the test done.
1.6mm is the legal minimum for thread depth. Under 3.0mm means nothing legally.

Yeah im a few months late because they sent me a letter out a few months ago. You see i brought this car over from the north and it had MOT on it so i never really got it nct'd as i had the mot.

hiho1967

Supertoucher wrote: »

Not sure why it's due again in August, but the car is fine to drive for now. The NCT guidelines dictate that that tread must be no "less than 1.6mm in the central 3/4 of the tread pattern".

That said, it is prudent to change them as soon as possible as not only is it possible that your braking and water dispersion is compromised, but if you were to let it get closer to the wire, a Gard may just happen to measure a lower, less than even spot on the tread and you could get fined.

I couldnt afford new tyres. I was getting quoted 100euro each for 18inch tyres but got 2nd hand ones for 40 each and also fixed a punchure on my front tyre.

challengemaster

hiho1967 wrote: »

Yeah im a few months late because they sent me a letter out a few months ago. You see i brought this car over from the north and it had MOT on it so i never really got it nct'd as i had the mot.

MOT isn't valid on ROI registered cars

awec

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hiho1967

awec wrote: »

MOT means absolutely nothing here.

We'll i was let go by a guard but he told me to get the NCT done incase another guard was more strict

You got second hand tyres and those tyres are the ones that gave you the pass advisory?

Yes, i needed something because my ones i had failed last time it was tested.

awec

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mickdw

awec wrote: »

You were stroked, your tyres are fit for nothing.

I don't understand why people try and skimp on the only part of their car that actually touches the road. Is it a decent car or is it a heap of old sh!te?

Yes, you would want to be getting more thread than that on a part worn.

New tyre 8 mm
Finished tyre 1.6 mm
Half worn 4.8 mm

Say yours have 3mm, thats only 1.4mm wear left compared to 6.4mm wear on a new tyre, thats less than a quarter of the wear left compared to a new tyres. Wouldnt be worth €15 each imo.

hiho1967

awec wrote: »

You were stroked, your tyres are fit for nothing.

I don't understand why people try and skimp on the only part of their car that actually touches the road. Is it a decent car or is it a heap of old sh!te?

Im starting to think that myself. Its a 2001 audi a4.

mullingar

Part worns usually have at least 5mm. 6mm+ is a bonus.