Driving unregistered car to NCT Centre for VRT

Paddy GT · 09-04-2014 03:17PM #1

Just a quick question to clarify something - I have recently purchased a used car from Japan and obviously as it has no registration plate etc I have it booked for its VRT inspection at an NCT centre tomorrow...

I have motor trade insurance but no trade plate - can I legally drive the car to the test centre ?? As I understood it there was some loophole that providing you have insurance you can drive the car to present it for VRT?

CiniO · 09-04-2014 04:30PM

I can't really think about any exception that would allow vehicle not registered nowhere to be driven on public road, even if you have valid insurance for it.

Kenny Logins · 09-04-2014 04:32PM

"FOR REG" scrawled on to an 'aul scrap of cardboard and you'll be grand. *

*Don't do this.

Paddy GT · 09-04-2014 04:35PM

Kenny Logins wrote: »

"FOR REG" scrawled on to an 'aul scrap of cardboard and you'll be grand. *

*Don't do this.

Haha pity we are still not back in the 80's - I just thought there was surely something which would provide an exception that you can drive an unregistered car for the purpose of presenting it for VRT.

corktina · 09-04-2014 04:42PM

I'd just do it. (but take the back roads just in case..... I'd say you PROBABLY be OK if you met a Gard provided you had all the documentation and the appointment letter/email

Paddy GT · 09-04-2014 04:44PM

I would do normally but I'm in Navan and I needed to register the car this week and Arklow is the nearest test centre I could get an appointment at so its a bit of a drive - I will have all the documentation but just seems a bit of a grey area so would wouldn't like to risk having the car seized

Dord · 09-04-2014 04:46PM

Safest option would be to stick it on a trailer.

Driving unregistered car to NCT Centre for VRT

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