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06 Sept 2025
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Sinn Fein TD for Carlow-Kilkenny Kathleen Funchion, has called on management within the National Car Test Service to explain their decision to move to a cashless, pre-pay model of payment in the coming months.
The announcement was made yesterday by the NCT, and has been met with confusion and anger by members of the public.
"The only information motorists currently have is that at some stage in the coming months, centres in Carlow and Kilkenny will stop accepting cash payments," she said.
"According to the announcement, NCT will only accept a pre-payment made online or by postal order. Motorists have been left without the basic information here, including a start date for the introduction of the new pre-pay model.
"I have made contact with NCT senior management and asked for a detailed explanation of this upcoming change, and indeed how they have reached this decision in the first place.
"Given the technical and digital difficulties we’ve seen with some of our long-standing banks over the last number of months, people are – quite rightly – concerned about moving towards online payments and cashless transactions.
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