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3,300 "dangerous" cars put off
road
05.07.16
MORE than 3,000 cars
undergoing the NCT in the first half of this year
were deemed unfit for the road, new figures show.
A total of 822,001 vehicles were tested from January
to June 2016.
Of those, 429,915 (52.3%) failed the test with a
further 3,286 (0.4%) slapped with 'Failed-Dangerous'
stickers.
Some 388,800 (47.3%) vehicles passed the test.
The half-year results published today by NCT
operator Applus show that of the 424,930 vehicles
that subsequently underwent a re-test, 385,111
(90.7%) passed second time round.
Some 39,203 (9.2%) failed again while 616 (0.1%)
vehicles were again deemed too dangerous to drive
out of the test centre.
Among the faults that can lead to a
‘Failed-Dangerous’ result are severely bald tyres as
well as brake fluid and fuel hose leaks.
The NCT figures for the first half of 2016 continue
a rising trend of more cars failing than passing the
roadworthiness test.
Cars going through the test this year are 2008,
2010, 2012 and ten years and older.
Faulty brake lines and hoses are consistently among
the most common fail items for vehicles.
Figures from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) show
that there were almost 86,000 fails for brake lines
and hoses last year with a further 24,518 cars
failing because of faulty brake discs.
Meanwhile, buyer confidence is returning to the
motor sector with sales of brand new cars expected
to reach 150,000 this year for the first time since
2008.
Figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry
(SIMI) show that more than 100,000 new car
registrations (161 number plates) were made in the
first half of this year.
Almost 18,500 new light commercial vehicles were
registered in the same period.
The sales represent rises of over 23% and 26%,
respectively, compared to the same period in 2015.
SIMI director general Alan Nolan said the
organisation was "confident" that 162 registrations
for the next six months would continue to remain
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