I did my NCT (National Car Test) today. It is supposed to be done every 2 years on cars that are 2 years or older. My car being 12 years old, has been threw quite a few tests in its time. Let me just say that I am in favour of the NCT. It means that the cars on our roads have some sort of safety standard and hopefully it saves lives.
Last time I brought the car to be tested, it failed on its number plate… yes you read that correctly. As it transpired, I had Dublin on my number plate onsted of Bhaile Atha Cliath. Thank God it was caught as unchecked I would have been both a major safety risk on the road and also a determent to our national language. I can assure all of you reading here today, that the number plate issue has been sorted for once and for all and I look back on those days with an illegal number plate in shame.
Today, I got to say I was worried that the car wouldn’t get through without major work. I had recently (well my sis) put in a new windscreen which was not cheep. The car had been serviced in December and I had checked the oil, water levels and the tyres. Unfortunately, I am again a major risk to all of you other drivers sitting on the M50… I failed again. This time, my battery had not got an additional battery security hold it in the same place thingy…
Rest assured road users, I will have this sorted in the very near future so that I can once again drive without being a safety risk.
A friend of mine failed cos of the number plate too and had to pay for a recheck. Pathetic. The NCT is a joke, it’s way over the top.
Btw, my car failed the NCT in Ireland years ago, gammy axle, couldn’t be fixed … so I brought it to Finland where it’s passed the test every single year since.
Comment by maca — 11 April, 2006 @ 16:17