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Who has oversight over the NCT?
Who is over the NCT? I'm having problems getting anywhere with them...
Patricia Bird (Laois)
May 2015 Filed under: NCT
My back wiper is not working; is it an NCT fail?
My back wiper is not working; is it an NCT fail?
Michael Keaveney (Leitrim)
Mar 2015 Filed under: NCT
Why does my Renault Clio keep failing its NCT?
I recently put a 1995 Renault Clio through an NCT test and it failed on the rear shock absorber, driver's side. Despite the car being 20 years old it only has 56k miles on the clock. In its very first test it had about 12,000 miles on the clock and it failed on the back shocks as well. In a subsequent test it also failed on rear shocks. The car is not being used for any heavy hauling and there is nothing unusual about its usage apart from it not being used very much that is!
This will be the third time the rear shocks require replacing. I am thinking that the problem is with the NCT test equipment and not the shock absorbers. What do you think?
C Clarken (Dunmanway)
Jan 2015 Filed under: NCT
Should a used car have an NCT before I make an offer?
I viewed a car in a respected garage, but the NCT expired in March 2014. Should it have an NCT before I consider making an offer?
Bryan Sheils (Dublin)
Sep 2014 Filed under: NCT
Is a stuck odometer an NCT failure?
Will my car fail its NCT if the odometer is stuck at 59,000km?
Alan Cullen (Wexford)
Sep 2014 Filed under: NCT
Does the NCT report quote kilometres or miles?
Is the odometery reading on the NCT report in kilometres or miles?
Eleanor Murphy (Kilkenny)
Jul 2014 Filed under: NCT
Will a missing airbag mean a failed NCT?
My car is missing the passenger airbag. Will this fail its NCT (there are no airbag lamps on)?
Noel Kalsh (Dublin )
Jul 2014 Filed under: NCT
Does the Volkswagen Bora have an NCT-failing problem?
Why there is so many 2000 Volkswagen Boras on the market at decent prices, but without an NCT? Is there any problem with getting an NCT for this car? Something about emissions maybe?
Rafal Krakowiak (Dublin)
Feb 2014 Filed under: NCT
Should I get my car checked by a garage before its NCT?
Are you meant to bring your car to a garage before your NCT to see if there's anything wrong with it or do you bring it for the NCT and then fix what needs to be fixed and resit the NCT?
Say if you brought it to the garage before would they check it for everything the way they would in the NCT or would they just check for what are the most popular reasons for failure? Because if that's the case wouldn't you be better to get the NCT first to see what's wrong if they do a more detail inspection?
Niamh Dolan (Sligo)
Oct 2013 Filed under: NCT
Will an airbag light mean failed NCT?
I have a Lexus GS 300 (95 reg) with an airbag light always on. Does this mean it well fail its next NCT test? Thanks
Adrian Scanlon
Oct 2012 Filed under: NCT
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