NCT changes from tomorrow (28/07/2014)

macplaxton

From the RSA: http://www.rsa.ie/rsa/your-vehicle/your-vehicle-/nct/

Voluntary Early Testing
A rather complicated way of doing things, but perhaps of interest to those wishing to get a full year cert instead of a short one as part of a deal. See example tables given by RSA. You will still end up with a short one if it doesn't have a current valid cert. (The 180 day advanced window for cars coming up to 4 years old is dropped)

Odometer Readings and Verification by the Presenter of the Vehicle
Last three mileages on the cert, last mileage on the disc.

Changes are part of the ROAD TRAFFIC (NATIONAL CAR TEST) REGULATIONS 2014 (S.I. No. 322 of 2014)[PDF]

corktina

changes for the better

Silvera

Long overdue changes!

However, I would question the need to put a vehicle's odometer reading on the NCT disc?

unkel

Why would someone want to have their car tested voluntarily more than 90 days ahead of the due date? What's the point?

Say due date 31/12/2014. Voluntarily tested on 31/08/2014 (more than 90 days early) will give a cert until 31/08/2015. Voluntarily tested on 30/09/2014 (90 days early) will give a cert until 31/12/2015

So you are penalised for testing it more than 90 days early

Or am I missing something here?

Esel

It would be an advantage, if selling the car, to have a full year's test though.

cnoc

Would it be an advantage to get a 9 years old car tested prior to 90 days, i.e. would I get a cert for 2 years? For example, if my car was due for the NCT on 31/12/2014 and I got it tested on 1/8/2014, would I get cert for 2 years commencing from 1/08/2014?

hi5

I believe its also an advantage to the NCT centres, as it spreads the load from the beginning of the year when most cars were first registered.

Esel

cnoc wrote: »

Would it be an advantage to get a 9 years old car tested prior to 90 days, i.e. would I get a cert for 2 years? For example, if my car was due for the NCT on 31/12/2014 and I got it tested on 1/8/2014, would I get cert for 2 years commencing from 1/08/2014?

According to the link in the OP, the answer is yes if the car is less than 9 years 9 months old at the time of the test.

shagman

If you work on the car yourself in your driveway it may be worth losing those few months so you can move the annual renewal date to the summertime.

mickdw

Esel wrote: »

According to the link in the OP, the answer is yes if the car is less than 9 years 9 months old at the time of the test.

Anyone confim if this is actually the case.
Have a january 2005 car booked in for september so hoping for a september / october 2016 cert versus january 16 if i leave it another couple of months.

cnoc

My car is due the NCT on 31 May 2015 and will be 10 years old at that stage. If I get it tested before the 3 months due date, say, 1 Feb 2015, my understanding is that I will (if successful) get a cert for 2 years - 1 Feb 2017. My question is, prior to 28 July 2014 the car was due on the anniversary of the first registered date, now if i get it tested on 1 Feb 2015 will the anniversary of the registered date no longer apply for future tests?

hi5

Yes.
The date its due for test is one year (for cars over ten years old) from the date of the last test.
You can have it tested any date before its due and get another year from that new date.

Esel

hi5 wrote: »

Yes.
The date its due for test is one year (for cars over ten years old) from the date of the last test.
You can have it tested any date before its due and get another year from that new date.

Not from my reading of the link in the OP. Seemed clear to me that if the car is less than 9 years 9 months old at date of test, the cert will be for 2 years.

hi5

cnoc wrote: »

My car is due the NCT on 31 May 2015 and will be 10 years old at that stage. If I get it tested before the 3 months due date, say, 1 Feb 2015, my understanding is that I will (if successful) get a cert for 2 years - 1 Feb 2017. My question is, prior to 28 July 2014 the car was due on the anniversary of the first registered date, now if i get it tested on 1 Feb 2015 will the anniversary of the registered date no longer apply for future tests?

I was replying to this, should have made it clearer.

Esel

cnoc wrote: »

My car is due the NCT on 31 May 2015 and will be 10 years old at that stage. If I get it tested before the 3 months due date, say, 1 Feb 2015, my understanding is that I will (if successful) get a cert for 2 years - 1 Feb 2017. My question is, prior to 28 July 2014 the car was due on the anniversary of the first registered date, now if i get it tested on 1 Feb 2015 will the anniversary of the registered date no longer apply for future tests?

hi5 wrote: »

Yes.
The date its due for test is one year (for cars over ten years old) from the date of the last test.
You can have it tested any date before its due and get another year from that new date.

Esel wrote: »

Not from my reading of the link in the OP. Seemed clear to me that if the car is less than 9 years 9 months old at date of test, the cert will be for 2 years.

hi5 wrote: »

I was replying to this [cnoc's post above] should have made it clearer.

You are still wrong. Test @ -9y9m = 2yr cert.

hi5

Esel wrote: »

You are still wrong. Test @ -9y9m = 2yr cert.

I am correct as regards answering cnoc's question, which was my intention when replying.
For referring to the cut off as 10 years instead of -9y9m I can only apologise and won't let it happen again.

See 'Stray Man Argument'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man

macplaxton

hi5 wrote: »

'Stray Man Argument'

Has Man Argument been captured and detained yet? :pac:

(I'm having trouble mashing this moby keyboard too)

Anyway, I think the question was does the date change. If you avail of an early test, you get a full length ticket (be it 12m/24m) and the due date shifts to a new due date.

I can see what they wanted, but what they have done is create an over-complicated pile of tosh. Early/late, should just be a straight 12/24 ticket from the day it passes. Nice and simple.

carchaeologist

They can never make it simple can they in this country. The SORD was another awkward mess and continues to be.
Same with the import series registrations etc