Motorists spend €30 million on NCT tests

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

In addition, a further 297,380 cars had to do a retest, for which the standard charge is €27.20. If all these motorists had to pay the retest fee, this would add a further €8m to the bill.

Not all motorists have to pay a retest fee. In some cases, a visual re-examination of the car suffices.