Written answers

Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Roadworthiness Testing

Photo of Joe O'BrienJoe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party)
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125. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process for getting a self-made mechanically propelled vehicle verified for roadworthiness. [14313/20]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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As the deputy will be aware, in order to use a vehicle on a public road in Ireland it must be registered, taxed and in a roadworthy condition at all times.

If the vehicle has yet to be registered it will likely require verification and certification that it meets the technical, safety and environmental standards required for the registration of motor vehicles in the State. The vehicle owner should contact the National Standard Authority of Ireland (NSAI) for further information on attaining Individual Vehicle Approval. The Revenue Commissioners will not be able to register the vehicle unless approval has been received.

There are different roadworthiness testing regimes in operation in the State; the National Car Test (NCT) for passenger vehicles and the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test (CVRT) for commercial vehicles such as vans, buses and trucks. The classification of the vehicle in question is one aspect of the Individual Vehicle Approval system and it will be possible to direct the vehicle owner to the correct roadworthiness testing service once the vehicle has been classified.

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