NCT no text messages

You should have received an email also

How long before the renewal date do NCTS send out the notifications to book, or do they even send out notifications?

Mine is due in 1 month and I haven't heard anything. I was keeping an eye on the website daily and up until last week I was getting the 'Early Test Warning' when I tried to book.

That warning is now gone but the closest date I can get is in December, 5 months time!

If you didn’t get a text or email then chances are you didn’t actually book an appointment.

Was the €55 payment taken from your account?

It was implemented really, really weirdly and I got given nearly three years between tests, on a 21 month cert. I would have thought they'd all expired by now.

I'd be delighted with 2 weeks. I'm finally down for a booking in September having initially called in in April. They eventually gave me an appointment in July on a date I was out the country, and then didn't put me back on the list when I rescheduled that, so I was back at the bottom of the list when I called them again to find out what was happening with my booking. I called on 27 July and have a booking for 15 September.

This......

New cancellations are loaded on the system late at night and you can usually get your pick of appointments then. It has been mentioned countless times here.

Never wait for a "reminder" from NCTS. The clearest reminder you have is the one displayed on your windscreen and you can book months in advance. My own car isn't due until January 2023 and I already booked it in for early December a while ago.