The NCT provider is being fined for test backlog

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The NCT provider is being fined for its long-running backlog.

The government has triggered a process through the Road Safety Authority whereby the testing compay Applus will now be penalised.

Minister of State for Road Safety, Jack Chambers is urging anyone whose test is due soon to call the NCT Service directly.

However, he says changes cannot be made to when your NEXT test is due, because of EU law:

"We have a lot of correspondence from people who are frustrated that if they do their test in a few months time, it will be due again.

"The issue there is the European directive and the European legislation is very clear around testing at the point in time in which it's due and you can't defer the test. "