NCT

fernrock

I notice that pressure from the farming organisations has forced the government to do a U turn with the necessity for tractors to undergo NCT checks.
Private motorists can fail an NCT if the county name is not displayed in irish on the number plate so, why allow an exemption for tractors which may not be roadworthy .
Surely this contradicts the campaign by these organisations reduce farm accidents and fatalities.

corner of hells

Culture , boss.

Oh sorry , wrong group.

Gerrup Outta Dat!

Farmers have enormous clout in this country. They are tacho and CPC exempt in almost all situations. If a farmer mowed down a person, the media would be surpressed and the government would do all they can to suppress the story.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Gerrup Outta Dat! wrote: »

Farmers have enormous clout in this country. They are tacho and CPC exempt in almost all situations. If a farmer mowed down a person, the media would be surpressed and the government would do all they can to suppress the story.

You started well but then drifted into pure hogwash.

McMurphy

Publicans and farmers.

All pandered to.

cantdecide

Lauren Embarrassed Woodpecker wrote: »

You started well but then drifted into pure hogwash.

An effective NCT for farm equipment would have stopped the equipment failure that caused the hogwash spill. Will we never learn

Del2005

fernrock wrote: »

I notice that pressure from the farming organisations has forced the government to do a U turn with the necessity for tractors to undergo NCT checks.
Private motorists can fail an NCT if the county name is not displayed in irish on the number plate so, why allow an exemption for tractors which may not be roadworthy .
Surely this contradicts the campaign by these organisations reduce farm accidents and fatalities.

Unless you are reading a different article they haven't done a U turn yet. They are reviewing the criteria for the test.

BTW you don't fail for the county name anymore, they put a sticker on for you and when the tractor NCT comes in they will be in the same boat.

The_Valeyard

cantdecide wrote: »

An effective NCT for farm equipment would have stopped the equipment failure that caused the hogwash spill. Will we never learn

Do people not realise how expensive hogwash is these days!!!! So difficult to get hold of.

Huexotzingo

Fine Gael = The farmer's party.

yrreg0850

Del2005 wrote: »

Unless you are reading a different article they haven't done a U turn yet. They are reviewing the criteria for the test.

You do know what "Reviewing" in this country means, especially as result of pressure from a farmers lobby group!

There is after all, the possibility of a general election within 12/18 months.

fepper

Most of the tractors on the road now are reasonably new now as a lot of new tractors have been bought in recent years.

bear1

I'd say all the farmers in Roscommon do be laughing now bai hai

valoren

You can fail the NCT and drive your failed car away having failed. Brilliant.

cantdecide

valoren wrote: »

You can fail the NCT and drive your failed car away having failed. Brilliant.

I supported the proposal to install car crushers in all NCT centres for cars that fail. I think it would be popular because people like new-car smell and wouldn't have to deal with those irritating minor repairs.

miece16

you can also drive to the test center, fail your driving test and drive away

ohnonotgmail

valoren wrote: »

You can fail the NCT and drive your failed car away having failed. Brilliant.

Not if it was a "failed dangerous". they put on one of these on the car

fernrock

fepper wrote: »

Most of the tractors on the road now are reasonably new now as a lot of new tractors have been bought in recent years.

I have a 141 car with less than 10,000 KM on the clock but, I still must have an NCT on it in January.

But, then my one vote will make no difference in an election.

fepper

fernrock wrote: »

I have a 141 car with less than 10,000 KM on the clock but, I still must have an NCT on it in January.

But, then my one vote will make no difference in an election.

True, but in fairness your car will on the road and in traffic while tractors spend most of the time on fields and farmyards

ohnonotgmail

fernrock wrote: »

I have a 141 car with less than 10,000 KM on the clock but, I still must have an NCT on it in January.

But, then my one vote will make no difference in an election.

1 in 8 cars fails their very first NCT test.

Harry Palmr

fernrock wrote: »

I have a 141 car with less than 10,000 KM on the clock but, I still must have an NCT on it in January.

But, then my one vote will make no difference in an election.

On Irish roads 10,000 Kms could be enough to rapidly wear any numbers of parts. You could have shagged ball joints, dampers, rims, tyres and so on.

Gerrup Outta Dat!

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

1 in 8 cars fails their very first NCT test.

Because Irish people don’t bother their holes servicing their vehicles outside of the NCT. They’ll go 4 years with a service up until the first NCT.

Del2005

fepper wrote: »

True, but in fairness your car will on the road and in traffic while tractors spend most of the time on fields and farmyards

The tractors in fields and farmyards don't need to be tested. If you are bringing a 40km/h tractor on the road it needs to be tested if you don't meet the exemptions. I'd much rather be hit by a defective car than a defective tractor, usually pulling a fully loaded trailer.

This is really in response to the amount of contractors who started using tractors for haulage as there are no tachographs, green diesel and much cheaper insurance. The least that they can do is ensure that the vehicle is safe at least 1 day.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Gerrup Outta Dat! wrote: »

Because Some Irish people don’t bother their holes servicing their vehicles outside of the NCT. They’ll go 4 years with a service up until the first NCT.

FYP.