The National Car Testing Service has found that 85 of the country's 106 NCT vehicle lifts are in need of repair following a survey of its 47 testing centres.
Image: Shutterstock/Studio 72 Image: Shutterstock/Studio 72 THE NATIONAL CAR Testing Service has found that 85 of the country’s 106 NCT vehicle lifts are in need of repair following a “detailed condition survey” of its 47 testing centres.
The NCTS said half of all defective lifts will be repaired and brought back into service by the end of March, with the service operating at 100% by the end of April. “NCTS has now agreed with the lift manufacturer a full repair programme of each of the remaining 85 vehicle lifts that are still temporarily suspended,” NCTS said.
“The NCTS can also confirm that the replacement programme for all repaired lifts will commence in June 2020,” said Grant Henderson NCTS general manager.Henderson said that in light of the current situation, customers should not book their NCT too far in advance “to alleviate the demand on the test centre network at the moment.”