Claims Additional NCT Centre The Only Solution To Test Backlog

Clare FM

An Ennis based mechanic claims the opening of an adiditional NCT centre in this county is the only way to relieve the current backlog in the system. New data shows that there is a more than three month waiting list for a test in the county's only test centre in Ennis. Meanwhile, Clare has the tenth highest dangerous fail rate in Ireland with 2,589 vehicles failed dangerously, an increase of 25% from last years figure. Keith Whyte of Pat Foudy & Daughter Tyres in Ennis, says implimenting the British system of accredited garages for adiditional testing is not feasible with the high demand on mechanics, and that opening another NCT centre is the only solution.