January 2010

New Vehicle Testing Centre opens in Inishowen

The opening of the National Car Testing Centre in Carndonagh will create a "great convenience" for motorists according to Senator Cecilia Keaveney.

The new centre is located at Liss on the main Carndonagh to Ballyliffin road and will begin testing vehicles from 13th January. Until now vehicle owners have had to travel to Letterkenny for vehicle testing.

Speaking at a final staff training day, Senator Keaveney believes the ten year campaign to have such a centre established in Inishowen had been "worthwhile". "It really has been a long road but very worthwhile for all of us who have, or will have to present our car for the NCT. There have been many false starts but the facility is up and running now.

Recognising the Letterkenny NCT Centre provided an excellent service, Senator Keaveney said the sheer mileage and therefore time implications were tough particularly those who had a difficulty identified in their car and therefor had to make more than one journey.

The Senator concluded in "wishing the new venture well within the peninsula, I trust that the work that it does will continue to keep the vehicles on our roads in the safest of conditions".

Quotations from InishTimes Newspaper

For more information please visit: www.ncts.ie

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