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.

Thousands of drivers 'dodging NCT tests'

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.

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