If your certificate of authorisation is expiring in the next few months then you should prepare now for your re-inspection. Having a fully compliant inspection will ensure that you are allowed the maximum 3 year certification period, while non-compliances are likely to result in a shorter period of certification. Here are a few recommendations for areas to check in advance of your inspection to help ensure that the assessment process is successful. Spend some time…

From Monday 15 June 2015, there will be a new look to the NCT certificate and disc. Instead of the traditional pink and blue cert, the NCTS certificate will be yellow and brown in colour with new built in security features. Please note that the pink/blue certificate will still be valid until they expire which is when the vehicle will be due for its next NCT. Enforcement is the responsibility of An Garda Síochána who…

NCT certificates and discs containing the following serial numbers 3711250 – 3711750 3830751 -3831250 D2635236 – D2635500 were stolen during a recent robbery at an NCT centre. If you are purchasing a second hand vehicle we would urge that you please check the serial number on the NCT disc to ensure it is not stolen. If you have any doubts regarding the validity of an NCT Certificate then please contact NCT on 014135994 and we…

The Road Safety Authority has expressed concern that over a third of drivers and passengers killed on the State’s roads so far this year were not wearing a seatbelt. In its mid-year review for 2015, the RSA has warned that if trends continue, 100 people may die on the roads before the end of the year. So far this year 101 people have been killed in road crashes, 22 down from the same time last…

This month sees the roll-out of Euro 6. Since the early ‘90s, the EU has been regulating vehicle emissions through a series of increasingly strict Euro standards. New car models already had to comply with Euro 6 since last year, but as of this month the latest and most stringent standard now also applies to all new cars sold, making them the cleanest ever produced. The European automotive industry is a world leader in clean…

Brussels, 1 September 2015 – As of today, all new cars sold must meet the latest EU emissions legislation – Euro 6. To mark this occasion the automotive and motor trading industries are joining forces to launch www.cleandieseltech.eu. The purpose of the online campaign is to raise awareness about clean diesel, which is made up of a three-part system that combines cleaner diesel fuel, advanced engines and effective emissions control technology. This campaign provides simple…

Motorists face a significant increase in the cost of insurance premiums following a High Court ruling on the liquidation of insurance company Setanta, which collapsed last year. The court ruled that the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland has to cover nearly 1,800 outstanding claims with an estimated liability of up to €90 million. Setanta Insurance was established in Malta but only ever wrote motor insurance business in Ireland. At one stage 75,000 motorists were insured…

Automotive testing giant MIRA has been sold to Japanese company HORIBA. The Kyoto-based firm is also a world leader in automotive test systems and sees it is expanding its operation through the purchase of the global advanced vehicle engineering, research and product testing business operated by the A5 company. The investment was completed today and will see the company now be known as HORIBA MIRA Ltd. Collectively the two companies have 140 years of experience…

Dublin City Council took action against ruling criticising manipulated waste reports Dublin City Council (DCC) has withdrawn its Supreme Court appeal against a High Court judgment in which senior staff were severely criticised for secretly manipulating official waste records. The council had appealed the ruling of Mr Justice Liam McKechnie, who said the council showed bias and unfairness in order to benefit its joint-venture involvement in the controversial €500 million Poolbeg incinerator project. RTÉ’s This…