Nanny state sneer used as smokescreen by diehards
So, this morning, it went into the garage, where the mechanics will do a search-and-fix in order to identify and rectify any flaws before the Government mechanics get to do their search-and-fail.
Like the smoking ban in pubs, the NCT is inconvenient, puts me out in the cold and takes away a long-cherished entitlement. God be with the good old days when we had the right to drive a clunker if we wanted to drive a clunker, just as we used to have the right to force other people to inhale our leftover cigarette smoke. Life is getting very tough.