3,000 cars unfit for road, says NCT

More than 3,000 cars undergoing the NCT in the first half of this year were deemed unfit for the road, figures show. A total of 822,001 vehicles were tested from January to June 2016.

Of those, 429,915 (52.3%) failed the test with a further 3,286 (0.4%) given ‘failed- dangerous’ stickers.

Some 388,800 (47.3%) vehicles passed the test. The half-year results published by NCT operator Applus show of the 424,930 vehicles that were later retested, 385,111 (90.7%) passed second time round.