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Revealed: Waiting lists for NCT tests at centres in Donegal

Motorists in Donegal are currently having to wait until December at the earliest to get a slot for their vehicle on the NCT Test booking system. According to appointment wait time figures issued yesterday, for anyone booking an appointment in ...

11 Aug 2022 at 13:33

Motoring News

Two of the top six lowest NCT pass rates are at centres in Donegal

A Donegal NCT centre has the lowest pass rate in the country this year, according to figures recently released. At the NCT centre in Derrybeg, just 38.81% of vehicles passed first time round for the period from the start of the year to he ...

27 Aug 2022 at 14:22

Local News

Derrybeg NCT car testing centre has the nation’s lowest success rate

The NCT car testing centre in Derrybeg recorded the lowest success rate in the country last year, according to independent.ie. The centre in Derrybeg had an NCT pass rate more than 20pc lower than the country’s busiest inspection site ...

09 Jan 2023 at 11:05

Features

McHugh’s Miscellany-Cash was once King, but even that freedom is being eroded

While the great majority of the Donegal population are increasingly buying and trading in situations where cash is not exchanged or even accepted, the revelation that your good old vehicle NCT test will have to be paid in advance ...

24 Aug 2023 at 09:46

Local News

NCT will reverse its decision to go cashless - if mandated

The National Car Testing Service (NCT) service operator will reverse its decision to go cashless, if instructed to do so by the government. There are 49 NCT centres nationwide with four stationed in Donegal, at Derrybeg, ...

22 Sept 2023 at 18:19

National News

RTÉ and NCT among least trusted companies in Ireland

A new report has shown that the national State broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) is among the least trusted brands in the country right now. The annual Irish Customer Experience Report shows that the ...

03 Oct 2023 at 11:01

Crime & Court

Car with documents expired for over five YEARS seized by Letterkenny Gardai

A car was seized by Gardai in Donegal was out of tax, insurance and NCT for over five YEARS. The car was impounded and the driver will now face court proceedings. Gardai conducted a road safety ‘day of ...

04 Aug 2023 at 14:19

National News

National: NCT testers release picture of car that failed 'dangerous' in warnings to others

A car which presented for NCT inspection has sparked the testing service to warn other motorists of the importance of regular vehicle maintenance. A vehicle arrived for testing to a centre with a a ...

19 Jan 2024 at 10:17

Donegal Life

It Occurs to Me: How the NCT is driving us mad

Despite delays in MOTs in the North, at least one’s car is legally roadworthy from the actual date of the test. Not so with the NCT! I heard Gabija Gataveckaite of the Irish Independent on Ireland ...

22 Jan 2023 at 16:28

Letterkenny/Milford MD

Man arrested in Donegal for failing drug test in van not taxed for 1,100 days

A man who tested positive for cocaine also his van seized, as it had not been taxed in three years and had no valid NCT. "With the help of the Active Mobility App, Gardaí from Letterkenny Roads ...

28 Feb 2024 at 08:22

Glenties MD

Derrybeg NCT Centre ranked second highest for full test failure in '23

The NCT Centre in Derrybeg ranked the second highest spot in the country for NCT failure rates with 56pc of cars not passing the full test in the Gaoth Dobhair-based facility, in 2023. A total ...

04 Jan 2024 at 10:16

National News

National: Testers reveal the most common reasons your car fails the NCT

The main reasons why a car fails its NCT have been revealed by the testers who carry out the checks. Out of 1,920 cars tested in the first six months of 2023, 10,584 passed, with a further 8,...

15 Nov 2023 at 14:41

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