From Bobby Lynch Cork Taxi association
Some of you may or may not be aware that when you send the taxi to be NCTd, the new expiry date can be different to the previous years expiry date. In some cases the difference is quite a few weeks, We the CTC have contacted 3 bodies,NTA, Applus and the PSV office.
The Nta said its an Nct issue so we contacted them and they told us to send the original disc and original cert with a cover note explaining the issue and they will reinstate previous expiry date, we asked is there any other way around the problem and we were told no, when it was pointed out that Applus was asking drivers to drive through garda check points without original disc we were told that is the only way and up to the Gardai . We then contacted the PSV and mayfield Gardai and explained our concerns and possible interpretation issues. We were told that for the moment a photocopy of the original cert should be put in the windscreen sleeve, the PSV office also is sending an email to traffic Corp explaining the issue, while not perfect, for the moment this is the only route drivers can take, The PSV office has assured us that they will email the Nta and Applus to get situation sorted.
The address is:
Cert Administrator. Applus.
3026 lake drive.
Citywest business campus.
Naas Road.
Dublin 24.
Regards
Bobby.