Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)
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1751. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the policy of the driving test centres not to reimburse the application fees of those who are not permitted to take the test due to warning lights on their car's dashboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24586/16]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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​It is the legal responsibility of all driving test candidates to ensure that the vehicle they present when taking the test meets strict standards of roadworthiness.

If a candidate presents for a test with a vehicle which does not meet roadworthiness standards and the driver testing service refuses to conduct the test, the fee for the test is forfeit as the responsibility for the cancellation of the test rests with the test candidate.  I have no plan to change this at present.