Forgot about NCT yesterday

You'll be charged also a fee for not showing up, I think it's 22€ in addition to regular 55€ but yeah you can book again as normal but I do believe they charge the fee when you do show up

€22 in addition to regular €55

From the appointment notice:

"Please arrive on time for your appointment, if you are late you may have to re-book for another day and pay a cancellation fee of €22.00 for a full test or €11.50 for a re-test appointment.

You can rearrange this confirmed appointment (online or phone 014135992) by giving at least 5 working days (Monday - Friday, not including the day of the test) notice. If you do not give us this minimum notice or fail to show up for the test, a €22.00 surcharge for a full test or €11.50 for retest will be automatically taken from your card"

I believe you get charged the penality fee automatically when you show up at your next appointment

I think you pay 22 for your missed test. That's the punishment.

You pay 55 for the test you rebook and do attend

OP, you never paid the 'first' €55. Your card gets pre-authorised when you book but the €55 isn't taken until you book in on the day.

I was referring to the previous €55 charge in December. You say you think it went through then but I doubt it. Try to check your statements if you can. But even in the unlikely case that it was actually charged then, that will be taken into account when you rebook.

Just say your test was postponed due to lots of their staff isolating due to Covid19.

Jesus - that's a bit harsh. Perhaps he's paying for it?

If you can't fund your own NCT, don't run a car.

And Jesus wept, if you're old enough to run and drive one and you're still worried about getting given out to by your father, maybe a grown up activity like driving isn't for her either.

If the car has NCT and is insured what business is it of yours who pays for it?

They used to pre-authorise the fee and bill you on the date of the test, that's what happened me when I did the test in Feb. 2021. But they now bill you straight away, as happened me when I booked a test last December for a slot in Feb 2022.

If you fail to show up, they refund you the €55 minus the €22 late cancellation/no show charge i.e. they will refund the OP €33.

It's No.7 in the NCT FAQs....

If you choose to cancel the appointment or fail to show up, you will be refunded the pre-paid amount minus the cancellation fee i.e. A refund of €33.00 will be issued.

Pre-payment for the NCT

The test fee is deducted from your credit/debit card once the booked appointment has been confirmed.

and see this two-page PDF with all the details on payment and refunds ..

https://www.ncts.ie/media/qabli3nr/faq-online_prepayment-nov_2021.pdf

Just ignore that message and keep clicking through to continue booking

15mins, I did the same a couple of years ago. I'm usually a little early for most appointments but was 17mins late for my NCT and was similarly refused. Best they'd offer was to hang around and if they got a no show they'd try and fit me in but after wasting an hour with no update I left. Was charged a no show fee also for the missed appointment time.