Paddy scooby
Middle Lane Hogs
Ok Bit of back ground for you, my NCT was out since feb 2008 so i said I had to make an effort to get it sorted. And so booked it in for the 5th of November.
First test - 5/11/09 - Full test; Cost -50euro
Put the std exhaust back on and sent it in to see what they came back with!
RESULT - Car failed on emissions and number plates - Had to arrange a re-test straight away!
Second Test - 9/11/09 - Un-booked retest; Cost 28euro
Note I didnt have the caar booked in for this one. I went to local garage to get the emissions tested, we found that when we pulled off a vaccume hose of the boost controller the readings came back inline with the regulations. So garage made a phonecall to NCT centre and 5minutes later we were in getting a re-test. 10 minutes later I was walking out with my cert even though I had not changed the number plates!
The cert was only for 3 and a half months as it was coming t the end of a term or some Bull like that. I called the head office in Dublin asking if they could give me the 2year cert but they couldnt so I had to get another full test done. So I booked it in again on the 30/11/09.
Third test -30/11/09 - Full test for 2 year NCT; Cost 50euro;
Expecting the car to pass seen that it was only retested 2 weeks prior.
RESULT - Car failed on frayed steering rack gaitor!
Spoke with thetechnicians and he asked who inspected it the first time, I pointed the other technician out, he said that guy is always making mistakes and that if I got the gaitors repaired just bring it back for an inspection and it would be free as it shold have been seen the first time.
Fourth Test - 2/12/09 - Retest Free;
Car passed test and i got my 2 year NCT.
Needless to say I was fit to be tied!
:angry1
please include parts to repair the problems they highlighted cost 100 euro.
What you think of that guys!
Imagine if I was unemployed and couldnt pay for that how the hell would you have the car on the road. It is a awful scam! It truely is another way to rob you
First test - 5/11/09 - Full test; Cost -50euro
Put the std exhaust back on and sent it in to see what they came back with!
RESULT - Car failed on emissions and number plates - Had to arrange a re-test straight away!
Second Test - 9/11/09 - Un-booked retest; Cost 28euro
Note I didnt have the caar booked in for this one. I went to local garage to get the emissions tested, we found that when we pulled off a vaccume hose of the boost controller the readings came back inline with the regulations. So garage made a phonecall to NCT centre and 5minutes later we were in getting a re-test. 10 minutes later I was walking out with my cert even though I had not changed the number plates!
The cert was only for 3 and a half months as it was coming t the end of a term or some Bull like that. I called the head office in Dublin asking if they could give me the 2year cert but they couldnt so I had to get another full test done. So I booked it in again on the 30/11/09.
Third test -30/11/09 - Full test for 2 year NCT; Cost 50euro;
Expecting the car to pass seen that it was only retested 2 weeks prior.
RESULT - Car failed on frayed steering rack gaitor!
Spoke with thetechnicians and he asked who inspected it the first time, I pointed the other technician out, he said that guy is always making mistakes and that if I got the gaitors repaired just bring it back for an inspection and it would be free as it shold have been seen the first time.
Fourth Test - 2/12/09 - Retest Free;
Car passed test and i got my 2 year NCT.
Needless to say I was fit to be tied!
:angry1please include parts to repair the problems they highlighted cost 100 euro.
What you think of that guys!
Imagine if I was unemployed and couldnt pay for that how the hell would you have the car on the road. It is a awful scam! It truely is another way to rob you
showed it to him where it was and he finished ta test. which failed on ta gaitor which i new would happen and was told that a side slip test had to be redone to check the tracking. rebooked ta car and fixed ta gaitor and returned to the test centre. different fella this time. he didnt even check to see that the gaitor was fixed just took my word for it. did the side slip test which takes all of 2 seconds and charged me 28euro 
:lol:
ha ha class 
Had to get onto NCT headquarters and make a complaint and then had to go and get Ford Ireland to ring them and confirm that the Focus RS had in fact got a push button start as standard and that it wasnt a safety issue...