NCT

clint_silver

Mrs S just told me she didnt get the NCT done on her car last year, plum forgot. hmm. Is what it is now. Its an 02 so its due annually..

anyway, this years nct is due now. do we schedule 2 of them the same day? Do 1 and pay for 2? anyone seen this yet?

Anan1

You do the current one and forget about the last one.

biko

What month does it say to be tested? But yeah, if it's due then just go test it and get one year from the month.

Stella Virgo

clint_silver wrote: »

Mrs S just told me she didnt get the NCT done on her car last year, plum forgot. hmm. Is what it is now. Its an 02 so its due annually..

anyway, this years nct is due now. do we schedule 2 of them the same day? Do 1 and pay for 2? anyone seen this yet?

if the old test is out over a year,you will get a new cert for 12 months ahead.if it is not out for the year it will be backdated to the last expiry date. which could result in very short cert.( if you can wait till it over the year you will get the longer cert.(might be a tad risky depending on where you live)

corktina

It's due now the OP says so the cert will run from the due date for 12 months. ie to January or February 2015

Anan1

Stella Virgo wrote: »

if the old test is out over a year,you will get a new cert for 12 months ahead.if it is not out for the year it will be backdated to the last expiry date. which could result in very short cert.( if you can wait till it over the year you will get the longer cert.(might be a tad risky depending on where you live)

Remember you can do the test up to three months early (6 months for a first test, but that's not the case here), so the test could be due in March and you'd still get a cert to March 2015 if you did it now.

hughjohn

clint_silver wrote: »

Mrs S just told me she didnt get the NCT done on her car last year, plum forgot. hmm. Is what it is now. Its an 02 so its due annually..

anyway, this years nct is due now. do we schedule 2 of them the same day? Do 1 and pay for 2? anyone seen this yet?

Don't worry a bit about it , plenty been there before you. Just make sure its over a year else you'll only get a few days.
Also expect to fail as they will find something to ensure a retest fee to "get you back" for skipping a year.

Anan1

hughjohn wrote: »

Don't worry a bit about it , plenty been there before you. Just make sure its over a year else you'll only get a few days.

Over 9 months. The absolute minimum cert you can get is for 3 months, as the test can be done up to 3 months early.

hughjohn wrote: »

Also expect to fail as they will find something to ensure a retest fee to "get you back" for skipping a year.

With all due respect, this is nonsense.

hughjohn

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Might well be, but I don't believe so. Small bit of surface rust on a brake pipe will be enough even though it could be removed with a wire brush and would pose no safety risk for quite some time.

They are humans and it is not an exact science so there will be variances in what different testers will accept or reject.

Anan1

hughjohn wrote: »

Might well be, but I don't believe so. Small bit of surface rust on a brake pipe will be enough even though it could be removed with a wire brush and would pose no safety risk for quite some time.

They are humans and it is not an exact science so there will be variances in what different testers will accept or reject.

That's true enough, I just don't believe that they'll fail you to get you back for skipping a test.

hughjohn

Anan1 wrote: »

That's true enough, I just don't believe that they'll fail you to get you back for skipping a test.

I expect there's many people out there that really hope you're right.

I have had my difficulties with them in the past so have a jaundiced view.
I am passionate about my cars , maintain them in top condition ALL the time and drive them gently. Then I fail tests because the wrong county name is on the plate or the indicators are not orange enough or the headlights are too high or on one occassion too LOW or the aforementioned brake pipe example, yet when i do the retest without changing anything it passes (with the exception of the number plate incident).
That tends to make you cynical.

One must always remember that the NCT just gives you the state of the car on that given day. Too many people believe when they pass the NCT, they are sorted for the year.

Yes I do have respect for testers who are "just doing their job" but equally it is not a crime to be suspect of any organisation, NCT included.Need I mention CRC,FAS, Irish Water etc etc.

Anan1

hughjohn wrote: »

I expect there's many people out there that really hope you're right.

I have had my difficulties with them in the past so have a jaundiced view.
I am passionate about my cars , maintain them in top condition ALL the time and drive them gently. Then I fail tests because the wrong county name is on the plate or the indicators are not orange enough or the headlights are too high or on one occassion too LOW or the aforementioned brake pipe example, yet when i do the retest without changing anything it passes (with the exception of the number plate incident).
That tends to make you cynical.

In fairness they should be failing cars for reg plates/faded indicators/beam alignment - all they're doing there is implementing the test. I think the brake line one is a bit of a grey area - if testers are expected to clean off surface corrosion to ascertain the condition of a part then the test is going to cost more. It's probably fairer for the customer to do this before presenting the car for test, if it needs doing.

hughjohn wrote: »

One must always remember that the NCT just gives you the state of the car on that given day. Too many people believe when they pass the NCT, they are sorted for the year.

I agree completely.

hughjohn wrote: »

Yes I do have respect for testers who are "just doing their job" but equally it is not a crime to be suspect of any organisation, NCT included.Need I mention CRC,FAS, Irish Water etc etc.

On the contrary, suspicion is healthy, but I think in this case there's more likely to be an innocent explanation. This isn't to say that every last tester is honest, but I think the bulk of them are.

hughjohn

Anan1 wrote: »

In fairness they should be failing cars for reg plates/faded indicators/beam alignment - all they're doing there is implementing the test. I think the brake line one is a bit of a grey area - if testers are expected to clean off surface corrosion to ascertain the condition of a part then the test is going to cost more. It's probably fairer for the customer to do this before presenting the car for test, if it needs doing.


Yes they should, but then it should fail again if presented without a change which it didn't , therefore what was not ok last week is ok this week (headlights and indicator orangeness) so consistency seems to be a problem.




I think by and large we are on the same pathway though.

ofcork

Anan1 wrote: »

Over 9 months. The absolute minimum cert you can get is for 3 months, as the test can be done up to 3 months early.
With all due respect, this is nonsense.

It must be 9 months alright as a guy at work has an 03 corsa,didn't get it tested last year only got it tested last week and got a cert to 4/15.