The motor testing service announced Monday that it was 'going cashless over the coming months', warning drivers that they would have to pay in advance.
Laois-Offaly Independent TD Carol Nolan criticised the decision, saying:"It just makes no sense for the NCT to adopt this approach when we spent almost the entirety of 2022 and well into 2023 trying to ensure that everything possible was done to reduce the backlog in and re-instate an average waiting period of 12 days. They should be making it easier on people to book their tests, not harder.
"The NCT and the RSA urgently need to re-think this one and stop making people’s lives more difficult than they already are.""it's a terrible decision by the NCT and it should be reversed. Cash is the most inclusive way to pay for items. "It means that people - no matter what their age or their skill level, no matter if they've access to the internet or smartphones - that they have the ability to participate fully in society."Cash is recognised to be crucial, especially for the inclusion of vulnerable citizens".
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