Michael Lowry (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is important to do so. In response to my question it was said that a person can prove to a garda that he or she has submitted an application. That means a person must take the time to get their documentation and bring it to a Garda station, and a garda will use up time looking at that documentation. Gardaí can check whether a vehicle is taxed by simply putting in the registration number of the vehicle into a computer system and the same should apply for an NCT.

I wish to discuss NCT centres. Many people have told me that they have been refused an NCT due to a petty matter. How many retests are there? If "X" number of cars are tested then what is the percentage of retests?