Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That would be useful to know because they are most likely to be the problem cars. Lots of people are doing their best. Some people let it slip, they get an email and they forget about it and I understand that but it is important to know the volume of cars on the road with out-of-date certificates for which no test is booked. Has the NCT considered 24-hour testing or starting earlier in the day? When I went down it was all very acceptable. I had one wheel nut missing. I went off and got a wheel nut and came back and my car passed but the centre was the quietest I have ever seen it. It was around 2.30 p.m. on a Wednesday and I was wondering why there was not more activity in the centre. On previous occasions the centre would have been full of people and cars but it seemed very quiet, especially given that it was difficult to get a test slot.