A 4X4 with a ‘Failed Dangerous’ sticker was brought to a halt in Co. Tipperary yesterday (Monday, October 5), according to members of An Garda Síochána.
The vehicle in question had a ‘Failed Dangerous’ label on the windscreen from the National Car Testing (NCT) Service.
Upon seeing this, Gardaí based in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, stopped the 4X4, subsequently discovering a bald tyre, no tax and no NCT.
Image source: An Garda Síochána Tipperary
Taking to social media yesterday, Gardaí based in Co. Tipperary said:
While on mobile patrol Clonmel Gardaí observed this vehicle displaying an NCT ‘Failed Dangerous’ sticker on the front windscreen.
“The vehicle was stopped and on further inspection the car had a dangerous bald tyre, no NCT and the tax was expired since 2018.
Image source: An Garda Síochána Tipperary
“The car was seized under Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act,” the Garda post said.
According to the Road Safety Authority (RSA), a ‘Dangerous Result’, previously classified as ‘Fail Dangerous’ outcome from an NCT test, is a direct risk to road safety.
“Vehicles with dangerous defects identified constitute a direct and immediate risk to road safety such that, the vehicle should not be used on the road under any circumstances,” the authority says.
A sticker stating ‘Failed Dangerous’ will be affixed to the vehicle by the [NCT] vehicle inspector. The vehicle must be repaired, presented for re-inspection and pass before an NCT Certificate can be issued.
“It is illegal for a vehicle to be driven on a public road with dangerous defects, which means the driver may incur penalty points and a court appearance if caught by An Garda Síochána,” the RSA warns.