1. From the 1st January 2010, the owner/ presenter of the vehicle will be required to produce a form of identification (Driving Licence or Passport only) when presenting the vehicle for inspection at the Test Centre.

2. Applus+ was recently awarded the 10 year contract to manage the car testing service in Ireland, this contract also sees the construction and operation of an additional two centres which will see the current network increase to a total of 46 Inspection centres. Applus+ will provide a state of the art technical solution to support the annual inspection of over 1.4 million vehicles.

3. It couldn’t be easier to go for your NCT, from the 4th January, you can now book and pay for your NCT on line (please remember to bring a print out of your confirmed booking with you to the test centre on the day of the test).

4. From the 4th January, a further two centres have been added to the NCT network.

Please click on the locations page for a directional map for these centres or if you wish to make a booking for one of these centres then phone our call centre on 1890 412 413.

5. The SPSV vehicle licensing service will cease to operate from NCT Centres from 23rd December 2009. From 4th January 2010 this service will now transfer to a new network of 37 regional centres operated by SGS Ireland on behalf of the Commission. Detailed locations will be sent individually to all licence holders ahead of their renewal dates. For more information please visit the dedicated site here

6. Did you know that from the 1st May 2009, driving a car without a valid NCT may attract up to five penalty points in addition to any fine imposed upon conviction in Court, for more information regarding the NCT and penalty points please refer to the Road Safety Authority or Penalty Points.

7. Full revised NCT Manual now available for download here.

8. NCT Test Results: NCTS can now provide a monthly update of NCT pass/fail rates and year-to-date results for full tests and re-tests. Read more >>