Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 330: To ask the Minister for Transport the minimum time allowed between notification of the national car test and the date set to take the test; the appeals process in place if a driver receives a penalty points fine due to an out-of-date NCT certificate being shown as a result of the driver receiving notification of the due date of the NCT too late to get an appointment for an NCT before the certificate expired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22470/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) this is a matter for the Road Safety Authority. A driver can only receive penalty points, following a court conviction, for using a vehicle in a public place without a test certificate. Any such court conviction is open to appeal to a higher court.