Data provided on NCT wait times ‘complete and utter rubbish’, TD claims
Fianna Fáil’s James O’Connor says some people are reporting a wait time of up to five months
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NCT delays are ‘absolutely unacceptable’, says Minister
Company running the service ‘needs to pay serious penalties’, says Jack Chambers
NCT free test review raises ‘serious questions’, Road Safety Authority told
National Car Testing Service operator Applus must offer free tests to customers waiting more than 28 days with certain criteria but it determined none were due for last three months of 2022
NCT mechanics reject plan to hire auxiliary staff in effort to tackle backlog
Scheme for non-mechanic workers to join ranks rejected by 87 per cent of Siptu members balloted
Average NCT wait times still rising amid confusion over ‘free tests’
Fianna Fáil’s James O’Connor claims motorists waiting longer than 28 days entitled to free test
Booking an NCT with Ireland’s monopoly provider is Waiting for Godot on wheels
Applus, the sole provider of NCTs in the State, has little incentive to stump up to solve the current delays
NCT waiting list eight times higher than pre-pandemic, figures show
Applus+ testing service says appointments are released on a continual basis
NCT operator records €20.65m revenue hit due to Covid-19
Applus carried out a million full NCT tests last year compared with 1.39m tests in 2019
Labour Court recommends 6% pay increase for NCT workers
Applus claimed it was not in position to concede to a pay claim due to 2020 losses
RSA urges drivers to bring cars for testing as NCT centres to remain open
Driver theory tests to be suspended over coronavirus
Cracking defects found in 85 NCT vehicle lifts
Vehicle lifts to be back operational across all NCT centres by end of April
NCT centre inspections failed to uncover any serious lift defects
Vehicle underbody tests were suspended last week when fractures were found in equipment
Lift issue fixed in further eight NCT centres
Underbody portion of NCT inspections suspended following suspected lift faults
Increased costs put the brakes on NCT’s profits
One in every two cars tested is rechecked but overall test numbers fell
NCT operator records €8.13m profit, up 52% on last year
Expanding revenues from the NCT and VRT inspections led to the increased profit
NCT operator fined for failing to meet targets
Road Safety Authority penalises Applus over problems with accessing tests last year
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NCT operator reports 12% jump in profits
Applus sees profits rise to €4.5m as it pays outs dividend of €4.5m
Over half of cars fail NCT between January and June
More than 750,000 motorists take the test with nine out of ten passing retest
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