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Will mudflaps that poke out a bit like in rally car will fail on NCT?

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  • 29-02-2024 4:46pm
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    pizzacooper
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭


    I am not from Ireland and I know usually the law won't let you have the tires/wheels that poke out of the body. But what about the mudflaps?

    I like rally cars but won't be bother if I have to take them out for NCT and then back in later. Living in West Cork I feel that this mudflaps could be handy as well.

    Thanks for the help.



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    Tails142
    Registered Users Posts: 2,105 ✭✭✭Tails142


    I don't know the current practice.


    6.2.1 section in the nct manual has the following

    4. Check that bumpers, guards and body panels are secure and not likely to injure pedestrians or other road users.


    It also has this as a note but I can't see what text or term it is quoting.


    • The term “other similar devices” has a wide interpretation. The criterion to be used is that the road wheels must have associated with them equipment or part of the body which catches, so

    far as is practicable, mud or water thrown up by the rotation of the road wheels.


    I would've thought if they weren't sticking out too far, like beyond the wing mirrors and were made of soft material like rubber that you'd be OK but if the tester deems them to be a risk to pedestrians you could be told to take them off and retest, which would be a free visual retest I would think?



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    pizzacooper
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭pizzacooper


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121833412#Comment_121833412

    Thanks for the help. It won't stick out too far beyond the wing mirrors for sure. Probably like 5-7 cm out from the wheel arch. I just thought because where I am from the wheels cannot be wider out of the car body (not the wing mirrors) so I thought mudflaps are around the wheel it might be seen as unsafe if it is poke out of the body.

    I don't have to do NCT soon (2025) but just thinking about getting those mudflaps style, not sure if I could ask the NCT center about the free visual retest because it sounds like I just announce myself that I might be doing an illegal thing. I have only 1 experience with NCT that I had to do for my car last year.



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