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# national car test

Last year
2022
# national car test
Revealed: The makes, models and test centres with the highest (and lowest) NCT pass rates
Three of the top four cars are SUVs.
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Aug 13th 2022, 6:45 AM
# Road Rage
'No appointment til August': Wait time for NCT is now stretching into the summer
The service has said Covid-19 causing significant staff absenteeism levels at test centres.
In January and February alone this year there were 36,000 test appointment cancellations.
Speaking to The Journal, Labour TD Duncan Smith described the delays as "unacceptable".
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Mar 30th 2022, 12:05 AM
All time
# Covid-19
'We've been thrown to the lions': Taxi drivers could be off the road for weeks due to NCT delays
Some drivers can’t get NCT appointments before their taxi licence expires.
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Jun 19th 2020, 12:05 AM
# Testing times
NCT contract worth €650 million up for grabs for ten years to 2030
Applus, the company which currently operates the test, made €6.5 million in profit last year, down 20% from 2016.
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Oct 15th 2018, 12:05 AM
# Dear Driver
Dear Driver: How can I tell when my car is due its NCT?
Got a motoring question or looking for some advice? We’re here to help.
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Oct 17th 2016, 12:35 PM
# nct
How to get your car to pass the NCT
Do you know that half of all motors failed the test last year? Don’t be one of those…
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Jul 11th 2016, 12:31 PM
# Red Tape
New computer system to slash €32m a year in red tape for Irish businesses - Varadkar
More than 300,000 Irish businesses and sole traders will see the cost of compliance with transport regulation cut when new computer systems go live later this year, said the Minister.
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Jan 23rd 2013, 8:48 AM
# Courts
Ivor Callely fined €150 for not displaying an NCT disc
The former Fianna Fáil politician appeared in Dublin District Court this afternoon and was given two months to pay the fine.
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Apr 27th 2012, 5:21 PM
# nct
Varadkar: Eight NCT staff sacked since Prime Time exposé
Leo Varadkar says three staff were sacked as a result of RTÉ’s show, while another five members have since been dismissed.
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Feb 18th 2012, 5:03 PM
# nct
Three sacked over NCT revelations
NCTS takes action following accusations that vehicle inspectors passed cars in return for bribes.
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May 19th 2011, 12:42 PM