The mother of a young woman who was killed while driving a defective car said she is "delighted" she will receive the report from the vehicle’s final NCT.

The minister for data protection has accused the National Car Testing Service (NCTS) of flying in the face of the spirit of data protection law by refusing to release NCT results to a mother whose daughter died driving a defective car.

A driving tester with the Road Safety Authority is under investigation for alleging taking a bribe.

More than 2,000 cars have been taken off the road this year after being classed as dangerous by the National Car Testing Service.

Final arrangements for registration of agricultural machinery have come into force.

THREE of the seven NCT vehicle inspectors suspended for allegedly passing unroadworthy cars in return for cash have been sacked.

THE company that operated the Government’s national car test programme generated pre-tax profits of €44 million on revenues of €295m over the past 10 years.

GARDA management yesterday advised motorists whose NCT is overdue to carry proof of an appointment for a test to avoid a possible court summons and five penalty points.

MOTORISTS whose cars fail the National Car Test (NCT) for having bald or faulty tyres will be able to get a free retest from today, the Government announced last night.

Taxi customers nationwide are to be charged the same in a new fare structure announced today.

MORE than 45,000 cars over 12-years-old are not being submitted for obligatory safety tests, according to official estimates.

THE National Car Test system will be thrown into disarray in 10 days as workers begin strike action in a dispute over the company’s use of hidden cameras and private detectives.

THOUSANDS of cars on our roads have potentially lethal defects, figures show.

THERE are 16 more ways to fail the NCT vehicle test after the Department of Transport introduced more stringent test criteria.

THERE are 16 more ways to fail the NCT vehicle test after the Department of Transport introduced more stringent test criteria.

DRIVING instructors have called for a major reform of the provisional driving licence system after it emerged almost half of all learner drivers failed the official test last year.