NCT 7 seater

Claude Burgundy · 08-06-2014 08:29PM #1

Hi all,

We have a Ford Galaxy in for NCT this week. We don't have the two back seats in as we don't use them. Do they need to go in for the NCT ?

biko · 08-06-2014 09:39PM

Nah, should be fine.

Atlantic Dawn · 08-06-2014 09:58PM

I think you will need them as the VLC will say 7 seats so they will need to inspect 7 seatbelt points and seats to pass it.

martinr5232 · 08-06-2014 11:56PM

If the seatbelts rollers are installed on the pillars and the receivers are on the seats it would fail.

Might be a good idea to just put the seats in for the test would be a bummer to fail for somthing like that.

biko · 09-06-2014 12:13AM

This is the test manual, it's doesn't mention number of seats.
http://www.ncts.ie/NCT%20Manual%20Revise%20May%202012.pdf
Your call.

Yawlboy · 09-06-2014 11:17AM

We put our Land Rover Discovery 3 through the NCT last year with the two back seats folded into the floor and it passed the NCT but it had a comment saying 2 seats not present.

joujoujou · 09-06-2014 11:39AM

Yawlboy wrote: »

We put our Land Rover Discovery 3 through the NCT last year with the two back seats folded into the floor and it passed the NCT but it had a comment saying 2 seats not present.

Had nearly the same. VW Touran 7seater, last year, seats folded, passed, no notice.

creedp · 09-06-2014 12:03PM

joujoujou wrote: »

Had nearly the same. VW Touran 7seater, last year, seats folded, passed, no notice.

Same with S-Max last April, both seats folded down - no comment

Dangel4x4 · 09-06-2014 06:22PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I think you will need them as the VLC will say 7 seats so they will need to inspect 7 seatbelt points and seats to pass it.

Not true.

Any seats not installed will be noted on the results sheet (or ignored altogether, depending on the tester) - that's it.

Spook_ie · 09-06-2014 06:57PM

biko wrote: »

This is the test manual, it's doesn't mention number of seats.
http://www.ncts.ie/NCT%20Manual%20Revise%20May%202012.pdf
Your call.

It does state test all seats though, if the vehicle is meant to have 7 seats then I'd imagine the tester will look to test 7 seats

Page 19

1. Examine all seats and seat mountings for security and condition

Cosmo K · 09-06-2014 08:06PM

Spook_ie wrote: »

It does state test all seats though, if the vehicle is meant to have 7 seats then I'd imagine the tester will look to test 7 seats

Page 19

Nope! If the rear seats aren't fitted, its not a problem. It will come up on the reoprt as an advisory item

Seats-no seats fitted-offside rear advisory
Seats-no seats fitted -nearside rear advisory

That's all.

Wheelnut · 09-06-2014 09:43PM

Spook_ie wrote: »

It does state test all seats though...

If the seat is not there, it can't be tested. They can only test all the seats that are there.

Yakuza · 05-07-2018 12:34AM

Sorry for the bump, am putting the X-trail through the NCT later on today, was wondering should I put the rear two small seats up or leave them folded into the floor of the boot - any recent experience with it or its baby brother, the Qashqai+2?

biko · 05-07-2018 07:32AM

Old thread lock, start a new one instead

NCT 7 seater

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