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Buying a car with no NCT, can I drive it anyway?

  • 22-05-2020 1:18pm
    #1
    WhatsGoingOn2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 530 ✭✭✭


    I am looking at buying a car from a dealer (indy), but the NCT is out since last August. Obviously it is not possible to do the NCT at the moment. Would I get away with driving this on the road now if stopped by the Guards? Would there be insurance issues?


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


    No, only cars with a NCT during lockdown are given leeway.
    You could get lucky with a guard, but they could easily decide to impound the car as it's out of NCT way way before lockdown.

    For insurance, ring your insurer and explain the situation.


  • #3
    SummerK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 390 ✭✭SummerK


    WhatsGoingOn2 wrote: »
    I am looking at buying a car from a dealer (indy), but the NCT is out since last August. Obviously it is not possible to do the NCT at the moment. Would I get away with driving this on the road now if stopped by the Guards? Would there be insurance issues?
    I would ask dealer why it was not NCT'd when centres were open. Is he trying to hide a problem with car? Guards would impound if they see that NCT expired in Aug-19.


  • #4
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    SummerK wrote: »
    I would ask dealer why it was not NCT'd when centres were open. Is he trying to hide a problem with car? Guards would impound if they see that NCT expired in Aug-19.

    Remember the NCT centres had an issue with the lifts?


  • #5
    appledrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,200 ✭✭✭appledrop


    Why would you buy a car without an nct that's just pure madness.


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