An Ennis based business owner claims the opening of an adiditional NCT centre in this county is the only way to relieve the current backlog in the system.
New data shows that there is a more than three month waiting list for a test in the county’s only test centre in Ennis.
Meanwhile, Clare has the tenth highest dangerous fail rate in Ireland with 2,589 vehicles failed dangerously, an increase of 25% from last years figure.
Owner of Pat Foudy & Daughter Tyres in Ennis, Keith Whyte says implementing the British system of accredited garages for additional testing is not feasible with the high demand on mechanics, and that opening another test centre is the only solution.
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