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.

MOTORISTS importing cars into the Republic will face stricter registration rules from next month as part of a crackdown by the Revenue Commissioners on Vehicle Registration Tax fraud.

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.

IRISH motorists spent €30 million sitting the National Car Test last year, with half of all drivers failing at the first attempt.

SIPTU has warned of a series of further one-day stoppages at National Car Test (NCT) centres unless a dispute about recent dismissals and the use of hidden cameras is resolved.

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.

Motorists whose cars are due for NCT are set to face disruption in two weeks time, as SIPTU members take industrial action.

A threatened strike could delay National Car Tests.

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.

THE National Car Test Service has defended its checking system after a flood of complaints about the quality of its equipment.