Faulty brakes and unacceptable exhaust emissions contribute to the high National Car Test failure rates.
Bad news for many drivers as seventy nine per cent of cars have failed the National Car Test.
More than half of the vehicles that fail the NCT test have faulty brakes, and up to thirty per cent have unacceptable exhaust emissions.
The National Car Testing Service has said that while these numbers were not unexpected, they predict that more cars will pass the NCT as Irish motorists become more accustomed to the test requirements.
Advice from Richard Hoque of the National Car Testing Service is for drivers to,
Have a service before you come to the test.
One man expressed relief when his car passed the test, even though he come prepared having brought it for a pre NCT check.
I felt the car was in good nick, but you're never sure.
A visit to a garage is on the cards for one woman whose car failed the test, but as she believes,
It doesn’t do to be too pessimistic when you come into these places.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 5 January 2000. The reporter is Vivienne Traynor.
