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NCT Fail - Grounded & Retest

  • 29-06-2016 8:53pm
    #1
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    One of the lads I work with failed his NCT today and the car was apparently declared not fit for the road - if such a thing happens? I'm curious, if the car gets fixed how can he legally drive it without having completing a retest? Can ye drive away when the car is fixed pending the test or is it only declared off the road until its fixed?

    Seems a bit farcical if you can just continue driving pending a retest. What's to say it's fixed or was ever put in repairs if stopped for no NCT?


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  • #2
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,688 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Sully wrote: »
    One of the lads I work with failed his NCT today and the car was apparently declared not fit for the road - if such a thing happens? I'm curious, if the car gets fixed how can he legally drive it without having completing a retest? Can ye drive away when the car is fixed pending the test or is it only declared off the road until its fixed?

    Seems a bit farcical if you can just continue driving pending a retest. What's to say it's fixed or was ever put in repairs if stopped for no NCT?

    Yes fail dangerous is the term they use and you cannot drive away.
    I'm not sure what happens when fixed but id image everyone drives the car back for retest.


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    It's here in the manual, p6
    https://www.ncts.ie/media/1004/nct-manual-july-2014.pdf


  • #4
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    biko wrote: »
    It's here in the manual, p6
    https://www.ncts.ie/media/1004/nct-manual-july-2014.pdf

    It's not very helpful.
    It states you must collect the vehicle (or maechanicly prrropelled vaehicle), but completely fails to address what happens next.
    Some people have argued you collect the car, get it fixed by a garage and drive away. The mechanic saying "Ah grand, suckin' daesel, she'll be the finesht" guarantees a car that was declared too dangerous to drive by an official body can now be safely and legally driven on the road.
    Other (and amongst them me) would argue that the vehicle may perhaps be fixed, but should not be driven on the road unless it has been brought back to the NCT (on a trailer) and they certify it safe again and then it may be driven on the road.


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