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Driving unregistered car to NCT Centre for VRT

  • 09-04-2014 2:17pm
    #1
    Paddy GT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭


    Just a quick question to clarify something - I have recently purchased a used car from Japan and obviously as it has no registration plate etc I have it booked for its VRT inspection at an NCT centre tomorrow...

    I have motor trade insurance but no trade plate - can I legally drive the car to the test centre ?? As I understood it there was some loophole that providing you have insurance you can drive the car to present it for VRT?


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  • #2
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    I can't really think about any exception that would allow vehicle not registered nowhere to be driven on public road, even if you have valid insurance for it.


  • #3
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    "FOR REG" scrawled on to an 'aul scrap of cardboard and you'll be grand. *


    *Don't do this.


  • #4
    Paddy GT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭Paddy GT


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    "FOR REG" scrawled on to an 'aul scrap of cardboard and you'll be grand. *


    *Don't do this.


    Haha pity we are still not back in the 80's - I just thought there was surely something which would provide an exception that you can drive an unregistered car for the purpose of presenting it for VRT.


  • #5
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    I'd just do it. (but take the back roads just in case..... I'd say you PROBABLY be OK if you met a Gard provided you had all the documentation and the appointment letter/email


  • #6
    Paddy GT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭Paddy GT


    I would do normally but I'm in Navan and I needed to register the car this week and Arklow is the nearest test centre I could get an appointment at so its a bit of a drive - I will have all the documentation but just seems a bit of a grey area so would wouldn't like to risk having the car seized


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  • #7
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    Safest option would be to stick it on a trailer.


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