Thousands of drivers 'dodging NCT tests'

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

The company responsible for operating the National Car Test believes only 70% of pre-1992 registered cars are complying with NCT legislation.

The National Car Testing Service has also calculated that there is an overall non-compliance level of around 6% across all private vehicles - a figure which represents almost 100,000 cars on Irish roads.