Buying a car with no NCT. Can I drive it home?

kerryjack

Bought a car for parts it's about an hour away no tax nct out since start of year driving well, Would you chance driving driving it home I would transfer insurance.

colm_mcm

Hopefully they let you take the parts you need from where it’ll get impounded.

kerryjack

Ya your right it's too risky

biko

No, you cannot drive it home without a valid NCT.
Trailer is your only option.

Padre_Pio

You could book the NCT for the day you collect it?

Book NCT late in the day, buy the car early. Drive home, clean it up and bring it in.

bazz26

Your insurance company may not do a transfer to a car that doesn't have a current NCT either. They can be very awkward around this.

Gael23

Have the NCT booked for soon after you get it and once put ca our booking confirmation your covered

newmember2

Gael23 wrote: »

Have the NCT booked for soon after you get it and once put ca our booking confirmation your covered

You can still get done driving it to the test.

Gael23

Gael23 wrote: »

Have the NCT booked for soon after you get it and once put ca our booking confirmation your covered

newmember? wrote: »

You can still get done driving it to the test.

There's only an exemption for bringing the car to be tested. Anything other than that is Garda discretion.

newmember2

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

There's only an exemption for bringing the car to be tested. Anything other than that is Garda discretion.

There's no exemption for bringing it to be tested, there's an exemption for driving it home after it fails the test.

Padre_Pio

newmember? wrote: »

There's no exemption for bringing it to be tested, there's an exemption for driving it home after it fails the test.

This question was answered here:
https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057377361/2

Apparently the most recent provision says that you CAN drive for the whole day of your test, provided the car subsequently fails the test. Go figure :rolleyes:

newmember?

newmember? wrote: »

There's no exemption for bringing it to be tested, there's an exemption for driving it home after it fails the test.

So how does it get tested if it has no nct?

Gael23

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

There's only an exemption for bringing the car to be tested. Anything other than that is Garda discretion.

Surely if you can show you recently bought the car and have a test booked you are covered?

Gael23

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

There's only an exemption for bringing the car to be tested. Anything other than that is Garda discretion.

Surely if you can show you recently bought the car and have a test booked you are covered?

Del2005

Gael23 wrote: »

Surely if you can show you recently bought the car and have a test booked you are covered?

No you have to have a valid NCT or drive it home after failing. You might get past a Garda but if you need to claim your insurance won't be valid, so only 3rd parties covered and the insurance company can come after you to recoup the costs.

Gael23

Gael23 wrote: »

Surely if you can show you recently bought the car and have a test booked you are covered?

under the 99 act you were covered for bringing the car to be tested. People are suggesting thats been replaced, my reading is that its been amended but still exists

Im afraid as del states, no theres no cover for a bought car heading home even if a test has been planned

PsychoPete

Of course you can drive it home but it's illegal, it's down to yourself to take that risk

FrankC21

I drove from dublin to kinsale and back, around wicklow aswell on a learner permit without putting L plate for a year.

McCrack

FrankC21 wrote: »

I drove from dublin to kinsale and back, around wicklow aswell on a learner permit without putting L plate for a year.

Mad bastard