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Document: IRL-GY-03001

Title:

National Car Test Disc

Issuing Country:

IRL - Ireland • ÉIRE_IRELAND •

Document Category:

G - Vehicle licence / log book

Document type:

Y - related / associated document

Document version number:

03001

First issued on:

22/05/2023

Valid:

yes

Legal status / main purpose:

First introduced in 2000, all private cars (4 years and older) must undergo a National Car Test (NCT) to ensure that the car is roadworthy and legal to drive on Irish roads. An NCT disc (certificate) must be displayed as proof that the car has passed an NCT test.

Overall construction:

paper

Format width (mm):

82

Format height (mm):

71

Number of pages:

1

Validity

Validity-additional information:

in order to drive legally on Irish roads, private vehicle owners must display a valid National Car Test disc; a valid NCT disc is proof that a private vehicle has passed a National Car Test (NCT); additional validity information is available at www.nct.ie

The current model and design was introduced in September 2017. This model was updated in May 2023 to introduce a new colour scheme. The overall design and features have remained the same since 2017.

Recto - identity

Security features:

Substrate

Substrate:

paper

Image 373782 of Substrate

Security features:

Watermark

Image 373783 of Watermark

Security features:

UV feature

UV feature:

fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

Image 373786 of UV feature
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