Know Your Rights: National Car Test (NCT) booking

When must I submit my car for its NCT?

NCT services were suspended during the COVID-19 emergency. 

If your car was due
for its NCT between 28 March and 30 June, your test date was extended for 4 months from the original date of the
NCT. This means that if your car was due for an NCT on 1 June, your NCT is now
due on 1 October 2020.

You can check the date for your NCT on the NCTS website. You can also request a reminder by email or by
text message.

If your car was due
for its NCT before 28 March, you can now book for a test.

Some NCT centres reopened from 8 June 2020. You can see what NCTS centres
are open on the NCTS website.

If you couldn’t complete the NCT earlier this year, you should continue to carry the Vehicle Inspection Report you got that says that your test was incomplete.

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You can get information and
advice from:

• The Citizens Information Phone Service: Call 0761 07 4000, Monday to Friday, 9am – 8pm
• Our national call back service: Visit citizensinformation.ie/callback to request a phone call from an information officer

From July, a limited number of
appointments are being made in Citizens Information Centres offices where
social distancing can be facilitated. You can continue to contact your local
centre by email or phone using the details in Find a Centre page on
citizensinformation.ie.

During the COVID-19 pandemic,
you can find comprehensive integrated information online at citizensinformation.ie/covid19/ and you can get daily updates on what’s changed on Twitter
at @citizensinfo.