Road safety chiefs have directed the NCT operator to trial a new vehicle suspension test after a grieving mother’s campaign exposed potentially deadly flaws in the system. The case exposed a serious flaw in how the NCT test assessed the suspension system in Amanda’s car. And She confirmed the piloting of a new suspension test method, despite there being no requirement under EU legislation to do so. Mr Cotter said he is very encouraged by the RSA’s direction to the NCT contractor to trial the ‘phase shift’ suspension tester. “I think it is a major step forward in the PTI [periodic technical inspections] suspension testing research,” he said.

Source: Irish Examiner January 06, 2020 05:48 UTC