The 'only official and legitimate website for booking an NCT is www.ncts.ie'Criminals have cloned the National Car Testing Service website and are asking unwitting motorists for anything between €60 and €600 to secure appointments for fake checks. He declined to pay the larger amount and instead contacted the NCT, which confirmed it was a scam. “This website falsely claims to be the official NCT platform and is charging customers significant sums for what it represents as an NCT booking,” a spokeswoman told The Irish Times. “However, no legitimate booking is created, and the service being offered is entirely fraudulent.”The spokeswoman emphasised that the “only official and legitimate website for booking an NCT is www.ncts.ie”. It issued an alert last year about a website that had set itself up as an intermediary which was making bookings for motorists for a fee.

Source: The Irish Times January 13, 2026 14:31 UTC