car off the road, need nct ?

allsam18

1-6-15 I am going to declare my car off the road for maybe 2 years.

Today I failed NCT.

question 1 :
Do I have to pass the NCT or can I make my next NCT in 2017 ?

question 2 :
If I pass my re-test NCT, do I have to do NCT every Year if my car will be off the road ?

Thanks for any help

CiniO

What year is the car?
When is your NCT expiring?

mickdw

allsam18 wrote: »

1-6-15 I am going to declare my car off the road for maybe 2 years.

Today I failed NCT.

question 1 :
Do I have to pass the NCT or can I make my next NCT in 2017 ?

question 2 :
If I pass my re-test NCT, do I have to do NCT every Year if my car will be off the road ?

Thanks for any help

You can let test lapse if car is off the road.
When you want to get back on the road, book a new test well in advance.
You will only get new cert in 17 up to anniversary date of your car so depending on when you test it, you could get a very short or full length cert.

I'm not so sure on the legalities of driving an out of test car to the test centre.

liam7831

allsam18 wrote: »

1-6-15 I am going to declare my car off the road for maybe 2 years.

Today I failed NCT.

question 1 :
Do I have to pass the NCT or can I make my next NCT in 2017 ?

question 2 :
If I pass my re-test NCT, do I have to do NCT every Year if my car will be off the road ?

Thanks for any help

Pass Nct NO
NCT every year no

allsam18

my car Year 2000
and my NCT expired 31-3-2014

Thank You Liam7831

I will not go to re-test, 1-6-2015 I will declare car off the road
and I will take new NCT maybe in 2017.

mickdw

allsam18 wrote: »

my car Year 2000
and my NCT expired 31-3-2014

Thank You Liam7831

I will not go to re-test, 1-6-2015 I will declare car off the road
and I will take new NCT maybe in 2017.

But will you be driving between now and June?

allsam18

Yes I will be driving, but I live in small town, I drive only to work 4 minutes, and I wasn´t stopped by Garda in last 5 Years.

allsam18

Yes I will be driving, but I live in small town, I drive only to work 4 minutes, and I wasn´t stopped by Garda in last 5 Years. I don´t mind 60 eur fine.

mickdw

allsam18 wrote: »

Yes I will be driving, but I live in small town, I drive only to work 4 minutes, and I wasn´t stopped by Garda in last 5 Years. I don´t mind 60 eur fine.

Plus 3 points in licence.
Get test passed. Anything else is just messing.

CiniO

Brilliant thread.
Shows up what rural Ireland is and how it works.
Same in my place. I'm certain I have greater chance of winning a lotto than encountering road check.

CiniO

allsam18 wrote: »

my car Year 2000
and my NCT expired 31-3-2014

So it's over a year out of NCT already.

I will not go to re-test, 1-6-2015 I will declare car off the road
and I will take new NCT maybe in 2017.

If you do NCT in 2017 (anytime of the year) you will get your NCT valid until 31-3-2018.

allsam18

I dont want to get the NCT passed if I dont have to because it will cost between 200-400 eur....

allsam18

I ment my NCT expired 31-3-15, and I will make make my next NCT in 2017, thanks CiniO

Guy:Incognito

If you're declaring it off the road on 1st June, presumably the tax is up at the end of May? Do you not have to declare it off the road before the tax is up? (ie on the 31st May, to start on 1st June?)

allsam18

Yes I will make the declaration off the road in May, and my tax will expire 31-5-15.

mickdw

allsam18 wrote: »

I dont want to get the NCT passed if I dont have to because it will cost between 200-400 eur....

A 2000 car that is currently needing money to pass test might be best sold on instead of storing and then needling even more money to make it road legal in 2017 when it will have little value. Unless of course it's something alittle special.

allsam18

Yes, it is special, I am emotionally attached to my car.