NCT for 2 years on 08?

laneooo

Hey all
Just a quick question is there any way of getting 2 years nct on this car

Date of 1st reg is 01 Oct 2008
Date of 1st reg in Ireland is 07 April 2012


NCT due date is 01/10/2018

Dont want to be putting it in early if im at nothing here



Thanks for your help

colm_mcm

Think you’d have to have been doing it in January?

laneooo

colm_mcm wrote: »

Think you’d have to have been doing it in January?

I was thinking because 1st date of reg 01 Oct 2008 id still have 2 months to get the 2 years i keep seeing before 9 years 9 months you'll get the 2 years can anyone say for sure?

mickdw

I think seeing that the due date is on the true anniversary, , you still have time to get 2 years.

laneooo

mickdw wrote: »

I think seeing that the due date is on the true anniversary, , you still have time to get 2 years.

So just get it done before the 90 days or within the 90 days?

I just need to get it done before the 1st of Oct i suppose?

ianob7

Think it's before the 90 day period kicks in. Called a voluntary test or something like that

padyjoe

Yes, due date-90 days at least, if the car is 9 years 9 months old counts as it was 10.

Atlantic Dawn

Should be on first reg date, the first reg date in Ireland shouldn't come in to it as the due date is still synching with first reg date. You need to have it pass 90 days before 01/10/2018 to get 2 years from the date it passes (not 2 years from due date).

laneooo

Ok thanks all for your help.

darragh o meara

I tested my May 2008 Passat in April thinking id get 2 years but only got a years test. Same with my mothers car, July 2008 car and that was tested last week and only got a year.

I’m pretty sure it changed recently because I do remember getting a previous 2006 car tested a few months before it’s 10th anniversary and getting a 2 yr cert. In fact, I’m certain that the NCT even wrote to us to advise us to get it done early so we did get 2yrs instead of 1. Oh well, more money for that robbing shower at the NCT

Del2005

darragh o meara wrote: »

I tested my May 2008 Passat in April thinking id get 2 years but only got a years test. Same with my mothers car, July 2008 car and that was tested last week and only got a year.

I’m pretty sure it changed recently because I do remember getting a previous 2006 car tested a few months before it’s 10th anniversary and getting a 2 yr cert. In fact, I’m certain that the NCT even wrote to us to advise us to get it done early so we did get 2yrs instead of 1. Oh well, more money for that robbing shower at the NCT

You did both tests within 90 days of being due that's why you got the year. You have to pass with more than 90 days remaining to get a 2 year cert.

CiniO

OP if you get it tested in May or June, you'll get a NCT cert valid until May or June 2020.

zapata

What a crock of sheet of a system - 1 day on the wrong side of the 90 days means a difference of 1 years test and €55 more for a Spanish company.
No wonder they are making over €8 Million in profit.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/nct-operator-records-8-13m-profit-up-52-on-last-year-1.3249477

jca

Get it tested any time before the 1st of July you'll get a cert which will expire 2 years from the date of testing. Get it tested after the 1st of July and the cert will expire on the 1st of Oct 2019.

Wheety

It's already answered but yes if you get it tested more than 90 days before the due date you will get 2 years from the test date. If it's within the 90 days you'll get 1 year from the due date.

I did it with my car. Was due in April, I got it tested in February. Next test due February 2 years later.

Del2005

zapata wrote: »

What a crock of sheet of a system - 1 day on the wrong side of the 90 days means a difference of 1 years test and €55 more for a Spanish company.
No wonder they are making over €8 Million in profit.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/nct-operator-records-8-13m-profit-up-52-on-last-year-1.3249477

If it was crook of sheet they wouldn't send you a letter to let you know that you can voluntary put the car in for an early test to get 2 years. Is it their fault that people can't follow the instructions?

LeakingLava

Not meaning to hijack but wanted to know of similar information.

2012 car: My NCT is due 15 feb 2019. New NCT then would be until 15 feb 2021. Then the new NCT would be 15 feb 2023. First registration is 23 March 2012. First registration in Ireland is 15 March 2017.

Could I get NCT anytime before 23 March 2022(NCT still valid for about another year) in order to get NCT for 2 years from this date, ie, 2024? Would that be the ideal way to go about it? Or would it be pretty much the same if I just let the 2 years lapse and then get a year? Financially, it looks the same, but is there benefit for one over the other?

zapata

Del2005 wrote: »

If it was crook of sheet they wouldn't send you a letter to let you know that you can voluntary put the car in for an early test to get 2 years. Is it their fault that people can't follow the instructions?

That's all well and good (in your ideal world) if they send the current owner a letter or email.
My Mums 2008 car is due in early July so missed this magic 90 day period window that I have become aware of from this thread. She was not notified!!
She bought the car in November 2016 already tested.

You and the NCTS seem to think it is logical and fair that if the car was tested in late April 2018 then the test would be valid and good for 2 years and 3 months as apposed to testing in early May 2018 that the test is valid for 1 year less.
Like the Cinderella fairy tale - at the stroke of midnight on the 90 days the carriage turns into a pumpkin.

Why make it cars over 4 years and under 9 years and 9 months when it could be simply cars over 4 years and under 10 years?

zapata

IMO if they want to keep the 10 year old car rule, the test should be valid for 2 years from date of test if car is under 10 years old and valid for 1 year from date of test if car is older than 10 years old.

This would also spread the retest dates out through the year. At this time of year it is very easy to book a test at short notice while in January it is peak test time and you may have to wait a couple of weeks.

Del2005

zapata wrote: »

That's all well and good (in your ideal world) if they send the current owner a letter or email.
My Mums 2008 car is due in early July so missed this magic 90 day period window that I have become aware of from this thread. She was not notified!!
She bought the car in November 2016 already tested.

You and the NCTS seem to think it is logical and fair that if the car was tested in late April 2018 then the test would be valid and good for 2 years and 3 months as apposed to testing in early May 2018 that the test is valid for 1 year less.
Like the Cinderella fairy tale - at the stroke of midnight on the 90 days the carriage turns into a pumpkin.

Why make it cars over 4 years and under 9 years and 9 months when it could be simply cars over 4 years and under 10 years?

They advertise the voluntary early testing on the radio and on their site and send out letters , they can't do anymore to inform people. There will always be a cut off date and there will always be people pissed off because they missed it, that doesn't mean that they should change the system.

You don't get 2 years and 3 months you get 2 years from when you pass, so you actually lose >3 months of a valid NCT.