Road cert only valid for one day

A man from Co Clare whose Toyota Land Cruiser was 364 days out of test when he presented it for a Certificate of Road Worthiness (CRW), was given a certificate of renewal valid for only 24 hours, the High Court heard.

Michael Duffy’s commercial jeep passed the test on February 20 this year but the new CRW was valid for only one day. It meant the CRW would run out the next day, Saturday, February 21, 2015, Mr Justice Seamus Noonan said yesterday in a reserved judgment.

Mr Duffy had asked the High Court for a declaration that the vehicle testing regulations, as changed in 2013 in accordance with a European directive, was incorrect in respect of his 00-registered jeep. He had also sought a declaration he was entitled to a CRW for a period of 12 months from February 20, 2015.