If a customer requires an earlier appointment than those available online, we ask you to please place yourself on the priority list and we will endeavour to get you an appointment within 28 days. The option to add your vehicle to the Priority list can be found during the booking process.
Obviously, one of the areas that can really be impacted by an out-of-date NCT is our insurance premium. Ordinarily, insurance companies won't cover a car that doesn't have a valid NCT disc. It is also an offence under Irish law to drive a car that is due a visit to the NCT.
The option to add your vehicle to the Priority list can be found during the booking process. You can view the current average Booking Lead Time for an NCT appointment for each NCT test centre.
It is also an offence under Irish law to drive a car that is due a visit to the NCT. However, due to the increasingly long wait times there has been generous leeway given by insurance companies and road traffic authorities alike.
Appointments may be delayed or cancelled, including if NCTS are not given accurate information and/or are unable to contact the person who has made the Appointment and/or the primary cardholder for the Appointment.