When will a car's NCT cert be valid from?

If I buy a car without an NCT and I put it through the test, does the cert start from day it passed the test?

Greg Murphy (Dublin)

Apr 2013 Filed under: NCT

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Expert answer

Hi Greg,

No, it will be valid from the point where the car should have had its NCT done, based on when it was first registered. 

Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Advisor
@neilmbriscoe