NCT operator records €20.65m revenue hit due to Covid-19
Applus carried out a million full NCT tests last year compared with 1.39m tests in 2019
Labour Court recommends 6% pay increase for NCT workers
Applus claimed it was not in position to concede to a pay claim due to 2020 losses
Commercial vehicle roadworthiness tests to recommence on Monday
There is as yet no date as to when either driving tests or NCTs will recommence
Increased costs put the brakes on NCT’s profits
One in every two cars tested is rechecked but overall test numbers fell
NCT inspector sacked for arranging to retest friend’s failed car
Inspector passed car as roadworthy after visual inspection
RSA extends NCT provider’s 10-year contract by six months
New €700m contract to be awarded for test service that has proven profitable for Applus
Toyota to end production of diesel cars this year
Brand to become first mainstream firm to drop diesel from passenger car fleet in EU
More cars failed NCT in 2016 than passed, CSO reveals
Initial failure rate of 53% rose to 94% on second sitting of National Car Test
NCT operator records €8.13m profit, up 52% on last year
Expanding revenues from the NCT and VRT inspections led to the increased profit
Letters reissued as motorists fail to respond to conviction quashing
Of 9,380 letters sent to motorists affected by Garda error, 3,888 drivers failed to respond
Which test centres are you most likely to pass the NCT in?
Highest pass rate in any vehicle test centre is 55 per cent, according to latest statistics
Penny-pinching on tyre tech is putting lives at risk
Car makers accused of fitting unsafe pressure monitors to save €10
Sinn Féin TD to raise wrongful NCT prosecutions in Dáil
Jonathan O’Brien tables motion on actions against motorists who had paid penalties
Road safety: ‘At the end of the day, it is the cyclists who will come off worst’
Greater safety on Irish roads would save more lives, improve health through more walking and cycling, and even boosts tourism, says the boss of the RSA
NCT inspections are almost 100 per cent correctly assessed, says Paschal Donohoe
Sinn Féin’S Dessie Ellis claims inspector refused to test car because of dog hairs
Senior NCT tester awarded €35,000 for unfair dismissal
Employment Appeals Tribunal finds for Richard Godsland who tested own vehicle
Could Toyota really be the ‘best built car in the world’?
NCT test data for 2013 shows models from Japanese car brand have highest pass rate
NCT operator reports 12% jump in profits
Applus sees profits rise to €4.5m as it pays outs dividend of €4.5m
‘Significant trade’ in stolen car parts
Irish ports are being used for exporting less than legal – or, indeed, safe – cargo
Over half of cars fail NCT between January and June
More than 750,000 motorists take the test with nine out of ten passing retest
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