EU 2nd HAND CAR IMPORT MOT VS NCT

Bogjumper

This affects anyone importing a 2nd hand car from the EU

I am asking the Road Service Authority ,why on my NI imported car I must have an NCTcarried out when they it insist that it has an MOT on entry. The NCT state in writing that the MOTis an equivalent of the NCT and it is all under the one EU law. Initially they claimed nothing
to do with them but Taxmans responsibity ?? Query Taxman who state it is an RSA responsibility but add that harmonisation talks are ongoing in the EU. On a law common to all countries.??????
The RSA when tasked again state that it is a requirement under the Road Traffic (National Car Test) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, S.I 623 of 2011(I could not find). Also that Ireland does not recognise other countries tests. Have they the right not to recognise a common EU law.
Quite frankly this is bureaucratic bulldust. Are we in the EU or not. I have sent in a further query and depending on the reply will look for other avenues. Does anyone know if this would be complainable to the EU ??.
I object strongly to doing another test when the MOT, when I started ,was 2 months old. Why not make it mandatory to do an NCT by 12 months from the MOT date on pain of a fine of say 100E if missed. That surely would meet all requirements.

Fred Swanson

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slimjimmc

Are you sure it's a vehicle test?

NCT provide 2 services - vehicle test (equiv to MOT) and a VRT inspection. Revenue require that imports must be assessed for VRT by NCT as part of the registration process regardless of whether they require a vehicle test or not.

Carawaystick

look at it this way,
Say you passed your driving test here in Dublin and headed to Scotland with your cert of competence to get a british driving license....

BornToKill

Aren't EU driving licences directly exchangeable?

source

BornToKill wrote: »

Aren't EU driving licences directly exchangeable?

Yes but you must first hold one in order to exchange one.

Del2005

slimjimmc wrote: »

Are you sure it's a vehicle test?

NCT provide 2 services - vehicle test (equiv to MOT) and a VRT inspection. Revenue require that imports must be assessed for VRT by NCT as part of the registration process regardless of whether they require a vehicle test or not.

You need to do both. Get a VRT inspection and once you've got Irish plates get it NCTd.

I'd say part of the problem is that the MOT is even worst for fraud than our NCT, which is why NI followed our lead and did away with garages doing MOTs. Since civil servants works so efficiently on anything cross boarder motoring related I'd say they'll work on allowing MOTs, or any other counties vehilce tests, shortly after the penalty points are sorted.

I'd much rather they deal with dangerous drivers before making it €55 cheaper to import a car.

Edit/
BTW the having an valid NCT or MOT doesn't mean the car is safe. I could pass my NCT today and driving out of the centre clip something which makes my car dangerous, but the NCT will still be valid for 12/24 months.

Victor

Bogjumper wrote: »

Road Traffic (National Car Test) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, S.I 623 of 2011(I could not find)

First result here: https://www.google.ie/search?q=Road+Traffic+%28National+Car+Test%29+%28Amendment%29+Regulations+2011,+S.I+623+of+2011&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&gws_rd=cr

BornToKill

source wrote: »

Yes but you must first hold one in order to exchange one.

Carawaystick wrote: »

look at it this way,
Say you passed your driving test here in Dublin and headed to Scotland with your cert of competence to get a british driving license....

Well if you've passed a driving test in Ireland and go to Scotland then you hold a driving licence and there is no problem doing an exchange.

source

BornToKill wrote: »

Well if you've passed a driving test in Ireland and go to Scotland then you hold a driving licence and there is no problem doing an exchange.

Yes but there's a big difference between a cert of competency and driving licence.

BornToKill

I don't think it can be described as a big difference when holding a certificate of competence, with nothing more needed, makes one eligible to acquire a full driving licence. My point is that the situations are not analogous.