Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Belker on June 07, 2023, 10:48:22 am
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I'm hearing of all the long waits fer NCT and Taxi license renewal (LRA/suitability). ??
I rang to book NCT last Thursday afternoon in Cork and got Sun morning at 10am.
I rang to book LRA this morning and was offered 5pm TODAY or 8.30am TOMORROW.
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There's no delay if you ring the taxi line.... similar for motor dealers who also have a "dedicated" line.
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I passed both tests Thx B 2 God !
At suitability I had a year old first aid kit which was sealed in a transparent plastic wrapper which was bought at 24 hour mechanic in Dooblin last year (Thanks Hal), I left it out in the boot of the cab along with all the other stuff but the transparent plastic wrapper seal around it was never broken at the suitability test.
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How didthey check expiry is it outside?
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How didthey check expiry is it outside?
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No expiry date on the outside just the Din number.
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Done NCT in Northpoint/Ballymun last Friday. They sell various first aid kits if anyone is stuck for bandages on suitability.
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I bought a first aid kit from Mechanic 24 last year that's good till 2026(I think) but was in Lidl a while back and they had them for 6 or 7 bucks good till 2028 so I thought it would be rude not to purchase one.
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Test this morning ."Your early " I know I am a taxi " What does that matter you are to early " Here mate if you and your hen and kids were heading off to Spain on your holidays and booked a taxi for 6AM what time would you start looking out the window to see if your taxi was arriving ? Pullin over there mate !
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I can confirm both Nct and suitability still done in Greenhills. Someone asked about this in a previous post.
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I can confirm both Nct and suitability still done in Greenhills. Someone asked about this in a previous post.
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But seemingly Not both done in the same building ??
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Test this morning ."Your early " I know I am a taxi " What does that matter you are to early " Here mate if you and your hen and kids were heading off to Spain on your holidays and booked a taxi for 6AM what time would you start looking out the window to see if your taxi was arriving ? Pullin over there mate !
I THINK that if you have a morning booking you can show up anytime earlier in the MORNING and the same with an afternoon booking, you can show up early as long as it is AFTERNOON, I THINK !
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They are stuck for space Ken wont let you in early .How stuck for space ?Young Philipino lad done my car then parked it outside .It was so close to the Car beside it I could not squeeze in so waited until the car beside me was moved waited about 15 minutes no sign of it moving must of been in for a visual and waiting for a tester .Had to ask a skinny tester when he was parking up a tested car to reverse out for me .
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There's no delay if you ring the taxi line.... similar for motor dealers who also have a "dedicated" line.
I'm not too sure about the motor dealers bit. When I bought me last part-worn during covid in July 2020 the NCT was about 9 months old and I had to request a more recent NCT from the Toyota main dealer, he agreed and offered to pay fer it saying he would get back to me about the date.
He rang the next day telling me very proudly that he had managed to secure an NCT in 10 days time.
Not being very impressed I made a few phone calls and rang the dealer back saying; "Your booked in fer 8.30am tomorrow morning, .... be there !".
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They are stuck for space Ken wont let you in early .How stuck for space ?Young Philipino lad done my car then parked it outside .It was so close to the Car beside it I could not squeeze in so waited until the car beside me was moved waited about 15 minutes no sign of it moving must of been in for a visual and waiting for a tester .Had to ask a skinny tester when he was parking up a tested car to reverse out for me .
It was a young Asian lad that tested my car too last weekend, I asked him (after passing and with form in hand) would the car pass if the DPF light was on ?
He hadn't a clue about what I was asking and referred me to an elder Irish supervisor !
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Drogheda is great... never a queue, very efficient and friendly.
10 months is closer to the waiting time for private motorists, Ken. Some dealers have better relationships than others. I have a neighbour who knocks out previously stolen Japanese cars he buys up above in Dublin - apparently Jap cars have no immobilisers, at least the ones with key turn ignitions so are popular with joyriders - and he can usually get tests whenever he wants them.... I don't think he even needs an appointment but not 100% on that!
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Got a NCT two days after I rang then Suitability fir next tuesday rand this morning .Then now ask for CCnc Number or something .If you click on the E mail attachment telling you its time to renew youn number is on that .They will not accept a booking without the Number or so they say ?
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Got a NCT two days after I rang then Suitability fir next tuesday rand this morning .Then now ask for CCnc Number or something .If you click on the E mail attachment telling you its time to renew youn number is on that .They will not accept a booking without the Number or so they say ?
That has been posted on the NTA website and on NTA emails fer a long time.
If'n you were stoopid enough to disregard the notices then I'm sure there is plenty of appeal options, even to the European court of Justice !
I went fer the simple life and kept track of my CCSN
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I went fer the simple life and kept track of my CCSN
KC0004 ?
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I went fer the simple life and kept track of my CCSN
KC0004 ?
Missing a Zero Bubba !
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I went fer the simple life and kept track of my CCSN
KC0004 ?
Missing a Zero Bubba !
Yep , my bad.
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I can confirm both Nct and suitability still done in Greenhills. Someone asked about this in a previous post.
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But seemingly Not both done in the same building ??
NCT done inside,Suitabilty done outside,same building.
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If your seats are stained in any way or your bumpers are scuffed YOU WILL FAIL suitability .Logic of stained seats is Passengers on night out do not want their clothing ruined by dirty seats .Which is fair but scuffed Bumpers on a work vehicle decided by somebody with no Coachpainting Qualification ?I was in this morning and NO vehicle passed while I was there including my own .To be fair it could of done with a hoover but as I was working last night as requested to by passengers it was going to be job worn this morning .
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Erm there's a tester from Greenhills that told me he specifically fails taxis if the car hasn't been cleaned.That was about 5 years ago.He thought it was fairly disrespectful considering the vehicle is supposed to be cleaned to a valet level for testing.
About the scuffs the only time mine were noticed was when I forgot to put some back to black on them.The funny thing is there is a shit load of rust on mine he didn't even notice.
Ya have to remember the testers are getting a lot of brand new motors coming in so any of us in older vehicles will stand out a bit more.
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If you have Fabric seatcovers you can Scotchguard them or use Punch Shoe Care to make them waterproof and avoid staining .I have a different Product I bought this morning but have not yet used Fabsil you can get it in Screwfix two x 400ml cans will do full car seats and door cards .
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Just resealed me Cloth seats .Would recommend this makes them waterproof gives you a few minutes to wipe them stops them getting stained https://www.screwfix.ie/p/fabsil-universal-protector-water-repellent-spray-400ml/25815?tc=CI4&gclid=Cj0KCQjwnMWkBhDLARIsAHBOftofuKnkpNcwqOL7vUWjnziG2jug79 (https://www.screwfix.ie/p/fabsil-universal-protector-water-repellent-spray-400ml/25815?tc=CI4&gclid=Cj0KCQjwnMWkBhDLARIsAHBOftofuKnkpNcwqOL7vUWjnziG2jug79)
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If your seats are stained in any way or your bumpers are scuffed YOU WILL FAIL suitability .Logic of stained seats is Passengers on night out do not want their clothing ruined by dirty seats .Which is fair but scuffed Bumpers on a work vehicle decided by somebody with no Coachpainting Qualification ?I was in this morning and NO vehicle passed while I was there including my own .To be fair it could of done with a hoover but as I was working last night as requested to by passengers it was going to be job worn this morning .
TBF John M the rules are pretty basic and we all know them inside out, not passing suitability is either Stoopidity, Laziness, or taking a chance it will pass.
You can buy some custom colour scuff paint from an auto paint dealer fer about a Tenner a pot (with brush). I have a small pot at home which thankfully has never been used yet, bought from Taylor auto paints in Cork, I rang them and gave them the car details and they had the pot almost ready when I got there, I'm sure ye have the same service somewhere in Dooblin.
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I woke late at 8am fer me last Suitability test a few weeks ago, the test was in 30 minutes time at 8.30am.
Outta the pit and made myself respectable within 10 minutes and out the door with nothing at all done or checked in the cab.
Not knowing how bad the morning traffic might be over to the test centre, I drove on thankfully making it with 8 minutes to spare.
I pulled in at some lorry lay-by 200 meters before the test centre because the car was well 'Job worn' from a few previous night's work.
I set about it with me tools from the boot, taking out the floor mats and scrubbing them off and brushing all the dirt in to the middle where it would be hidden by the mats when replaced.
Next was the Dettol surface cleaner to whatever badly needed wiping down and all wiped off with wet wipes.
All done and arrived at test centre 3 minutes early and made myself known to the staff.
I still hadn't tackled the boot cos there was stuff in there that I didn't want anyone AT ALL to ever see !
Firstly, I pulled out me Top old First aid kit (most if not all out-of-date) and hid that, then I pulled out me nua 'Hal' sealed First aid kit from it's clean bag fer annual display, and put all the other bits and pieces on display too, thankfully the 12-year-old fire extinguisher was still in the Green, and then I hid what was not to be seen under newspapers and covers.
Quietly confident I sparked up a Johnnie blue outside watching as it passed easily...... PHEW !!