Bereaved mother whose daughter died driving defective car pleads for NCT overhaul

A bereaved mother whose daughter died while driving a defective car has launched a petition to change a key part of the National Car Test (NCT).

Paula Murphy, from Cork City, believes her daughter Amanda O’Flaherty would still be alive if her car, found to have defective shock absorbers after a fatal crash, had failed the test just months earlier.

Ms Murphy, who has single-handedly spearheaded a campaign to highlight what she believes are deficiencies in the NCT, began gathering signatures in Cork City Friday.