My NCT is at 11pm tonight !

Ally Dick · 03-11-2015 10:42pm #1

What is the world coming to ? Never thought they would do them so late ! It's in Kells Co Meath. The times I could have gone for today were either 7am or 11pm ! Poor staff. It's a long day !

GardeningGirl · 03-11-2015 10:45pm

Janey mac!
Good luck with it

The Backwards Man · 03-11-2015 10:46pm

Fairly sure it's not the same lads at 7am as it is at 11pm.

It's like the man (or woman) flying the plane to San Francisco doesn't just jump out and fuel up and then head her for home again.

Stheno · 03-11-2015 10:46pm

They operate 24/7 in Ballymun

Atlantic Dawn · 03-11-2015 10:47pm

11pm today is better than 3 pm in January

The Backwards Man · 03-11-2015 10:48pm

Stheno wrote: »

They operate 24/7 in Ballymun

Scared to close the place in case it gets robbed.

listermint · 03-11-2015 10:48pm

Why wouldn't they its a money printing machine

cantdecide · 03-11-2015 10:49pm

A lady where I work had hers at 2:30am or something close to it. I bet it's a handy number for the lads at that hour.

Atlantic Dawn · 03-11-2015 10:50pm

listermint wrote: »

Why wouldn't they its a money printing machine

Yes all these people with non working lights and bald tyres are being ripped off.

Stheno · 03-11-2015 10:50pm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Scared to close the place in case it gets robbed.

You've obviously never been there

A lot of the Dublin Centres are now 24/7

Nib · 03-11-2015 10:51pm

It's very handy. It used to be a pain in the arse having to take time off work for it.

€58 a pop is a total rip off though.

antodeco · 03-11-2015 10:53pm

It's be gas if you went up and said you don't own a car, and then just go through making revving noises.

listermint · 03-11-2015 10:54pm

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Yes all these people with non working lights and bald tyres are being ripped off.

Yep that's right all the price increase to the test are all about saving people from those bald tires.

It's a money printing machine .that is factual which is why there was a clamber for the contract.

Atlantic Dawn · 03-11-2015 10:56pm

listermint wrote: »

Yep that's right all the price increase to the test are all about saving people from those bald tires.

It's a money printing machine .that is factual which is why there was a clamber for the contract.

It's €55 for a comprehensive test of the car, you won't find many places if you will find any that will do such a certified test of your car with printout of various results for €55.

The Backwards Man · 03-11-2015 10:57pm

Stheno wrote: »

You've obviously never been there

A lot of the Dublin Centres are now 24/7

Haha, was there once with a load of fish in a wagon that some eejit lost the keys of, (started with a screwdriver, no way of locking it), so when I was out the back unloading I left a sports bag with a crab with the bands pulled off in the front seat. Sure enough the bag was gone when I got back in, I'd say they got some shock!

That was twenty years ago now mind you

RayM · 03-11-2015 10:57pm

listermint wrote: »

It's a money printing machine .that is factual which is why there was a clamber for the contract.

Maybe, but it also keeps a lot of crap cars off the roads.

ygolometsipe · 03-11-2015 10:58pm

If you don't pass, ask the instructor out for a beer,
tell him the guards never work at night

the groutch · 03-11-2015 10:58pm

RayM wrote: »

Maybe, but it also keeps a lot of crap cars off the roads.

pity it doesn't keep crap drivers off the roads.

kneemos · 03-11-2015 11:02pm

How come they're all so busy,working all hours and weekends. Is there a shortage of test centres?

Ally Dick · 03-11-2015 11:02pm

A €50 note in the glove used to work in some test centres, but Primetime Investigates sorted that out

biko · 03-11-2015 11:25pm

That's service for ya, then head to Tesco 24/7 for some late shopping.

deco nate · 03-11-2015 11:28pm

kneemos wrote: »

How come they're all so busy,working all hours and weekends. Is there a shortage of test centres?

Retests ... ....:)

Tarzana2 · 03-11-2015 11:31pm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Fairly sure it's not the same lads at 7am as it is at 11pm.

It's like the man (or woman) flying the plane to San Francisco doesn't just jump out and fuel up and then head her for home again.

Stop talking sense, man. :pac:

Sky King · 03-11-2015 11:35pm

antodeco wrote: »

It's be gas if you went up and said you don't own a car, and then just go through making revving noises.

I wouldn't pass the emissions test.

kirving · 03-11-2015 11:40pm

It should be every year for all cars.

On a 30 min drive into Galway the other evening, I counted 39 cars with a front light out, and that was just cars coming against me.

That's just people not giving a **** about their car, so I wonder what else is dodgy too.

carzony · 04-11-2015 12:16am

Kevin Irving wrote: »

It should be every year for all cars.

On a 30 min drive into Galway the other evening, I counted 39 cars with a front light out, and that was just cars coming against me.

That's just people not giving a **** about their car, so I wonder what else is dodgy too.

More enforcement from the Gardai is needed not an NCT every year.

donegaLroad · 04-11-2015 12:58am

Kevin Irving wrote: »

It should be every year for all cars.

On a 30 min drive into Galway the other evening, I counted 39 cars with a front light out, and that was just cars coming against me.

That's just people not giving a **** about their car, so I wonder what else is dodgy too.

I bet over half of them were Volvos. If the headlight relay goes in some Volvos, a new bulb or fuse wont fix the problem. A new relay has to be soldered onto the central electronics module of the car. I have performed this operation twice with a wood engraver that I bought in Lidl as a soldering iron, because the point was accurate enough for the job.

The Randy Riverbeast · 04-11-2015 1:02am

Sky King wrote: »

I wouldn't pass the emissions test.

You're a Volkswagen?

Fr_Dougal · 04-11-2015 1:03am

Ally Dick wrote: »

A €50 note in the glove used to work in some test centres, but Primetime Investigates sorted that out

Well, did she pass?

petrolcan · 04-11-2015 1:07am

listermint wrote: »

Why wouldn't they its a money printing machine

How so? I assume it's similar to the MOT in the UK making sure that your car is actually safe and legal to be on the road.

Maybe you'd rather be back in the late 80s when cars were riddled with rust and held together with twine.

jimgoose · 04-11-2015 1:09am

carzony wrote: »

More enforcement from the Gardai is needed not an NCT every year.

I think both are needed. I think the NCT is quite good, in fairness.

Squidgy Black · 04-11-2015 1:38am

I had mine at 4.30am a couple of weeks back!

biko wrote: »

That's service for ya, then head to Tesco 24/7 for some late shopping.

Wish this was still the case, all of the Tesco's in Dublin close at midnight at the latest these days.

Ruu · 04-11-2015 1:40am

Sorry you had to go to Kells.

Squidgy Black · 04-11-2015 1:50am

PrettyBoy wrote: »

Dundrum is 24 hours isn't it?

According to the website it closes at midnight like the rest and reopens at 6am.

Stheno · 04-11-2015 1:51am

Fcuking Kells, I had to go there once for an NCT and got a fecking puncture right outside the NCT place

Lia_lia · 04-11-2015 1:54am

A fella I work with had his at 4am recently. Thought it was a typo on the booking confirmation so had to call them to let them know about their mistake! But nope was 4am..

listermint · 04-11-2015 11:11am

petrolcan wrote: »

How so? I assume it's similar to the MOT in the UK making sure that your car is actually safe and legal to be on the road.

Maybe you'd rather be back in the late 80s when cars were riddled with rust and held together with twine.

Very little comprehensive about it, its hit and miss depending on the centre.

I am all for people looking after their cars, it makes sense.

Ive had fail warnings on vehicles for no reg plate, when i go out to the carpark and test it the reg plate is fine. But sure the lads just shrug their shoulders.

A comprehensive raise in standards of the test centres wouldnt go ary, considering its a mandatory and forced 55 Euro from peoples pockets.

Consistency!

And yes its still a money printing machine, No where did i say it was not required so enough of the guff about balls of twine :rolleyes:

Badly Drunk Boy · 04-11-2015 11:14am

Stheno wrote: »

They operate 24/7 in Ballymun

That'd be handy, dropping in on the way home from the pub.

Ally Dick · 04-11-2015 11:44am

I passed the test. They were closing up the test centre after I left. Shutters were down as I was driving away

P. Breathnach · 04-11-2015 11:55am

Ally Dick wrote: »

I passed the test. They were closing up the test centre after I left. Shutters were down as I was driving away

Good for you.

Did you allow yourself a moment of smugness, thinking that they stayed open late just for you?

Ally Dick · 04-11-2015 12:04pm

P. Breathnach wrote: »

Good for you.

Did you allow yourself a moment of smugness, thinking that they stayed open late just for you?

No. It's open till 11 every night. Seems to open at 7am. The geezer behind the counter was mischievous. He called my name and I looked up. I approached the counter, and he started laughing, and said "only messing", and handed me the cert !

homerjay2005 · 04-11-2015 12:12pm

had ours at 2am a few weeks ago and the place was packed.

must have been 15+ cars before us and i assume there was a similiar volume throught the night.

inforfun · 04-11-2015 12:43pm

kneemos wrote: »

How come they're all so busy,working all hours and weekends. Is there a shortage of test centres?

Cars 10 years or older had to go once a year at 1 point.
Add to that the fact that less new cars were sold for years because people didnt have the money for new cars> more 10+ year old cars stay on the road.

Then of course when new cars were sold a lot new say 2000 -2006, these cars became 10+ year cars.
Plus the issue of everybody wanting their new car in january of a year and you end up with trying to make an appointment for early january in november and the first available date is april 28th.... (that was what i had last year).

So yeah, they had to open more centres or widen opening hours of the existing ones.

My NCT is at 11pm tonight !

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