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S.I. No. 289/2021 - Road Traffic (National Car Test) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Type Statutory Instrument

Publication 2021-06-22

State In force

Text As published

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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 22nd June, 2021.

I, ÉAMON RYAN, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 18 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) and section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No. 23 of 2006) (as adapted by the Transport, Tourism and Sport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 351 of 2020 )), for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014¹ hereby make the following regulations:

1.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (National Car Test) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 21 June 2021.

2.

The Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 415 of 2017 ) are amended -

(a) in Regulation 2(1) -

(i) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “advisory pass”:

“ ‘advisory pass’ means, in relation to a test of a vehicle, that subject to Regulation 11, a test certificate may be issued despite the identification of a matter specified in column (2) of the table in Part 2 of Schedule 3 and that it is strongly recommended that the matter identified be addressed;”,

(iii) by the insertion of the following definition after the definition of “re-test”:

“ ‘scope of test’ means the areas covered by the items referred to in column (1) of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 3, being:

(0) Identification of the vehicle;

(1) Braking equipment;

(2) Steering;

(3) Visibility;

(4) Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment;

(5) Axles, wheels, tyres and suspension;

(6) Chassis, Cab and Bodywork;

(7) Other equipment: Safety restraints, Locks, Horn, Speedometer ESC;

(8) Nuisance;”,

(b) in Regulation 3(3), by the substitution of “showing, in respect of the items specified in column (1) of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 3 applicable at the time of the voluntary test and tested in respect of the vehicle, that none of the matters specified in column (3) opposite the item concerned are identified at the level of severity indicated in column (4) opposite the matter concerned” for “showing that all the items specified in Schedule 3 applicable at the time of the voluntary test and tested in respect of the vehicle are satisfactory”,

(i) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (5):

“(5) Subject to paragraph (10), in carrying out a test on a vehicle the items to be tested are -

(a) those specified in column (1) of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 3 using the methods specified in column (2) opposite the mention of the item concerned, and

(b) those specified in column (1) of the table in Part 2 of Schedule 3.”,

(ii) in paragraph (7) -

(I) in subparagraph (c), by the substitution of “environment;” for “environment.”, and

(II) by the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (c):

“(d) advisory pass matters.”,

(iii) in paragraph (8) -

(I) in subparagraph (a), by the substitution of “and” for “or”, and

(II) by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (b):

“(b) Where, in respect of the matters specified in column (3) of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 3, the tester or issuing authority is of the opinion that the combined effect of more than one deficiency identified within the same inspection area of the scope of test is such that a higher risk to road safety arises than is the case from the individual effect of each of the deficiencies identified, then the tester or issuing authority may take account of that in determining the appropriate categorisation.”, and

(iv) in paragraph (10), by the substitution of “notwithstanding that it is not a matter specified in column (3) of Part 1 of Schedule 3” for “notwithstanding that it is not specified as a reason for refusal mentioned in Schedule 3”,

(d) in Regulation 9(6)(c), by the substitution of “the identification of one or more of the matters specified in column (3) of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 3 at the level of severity indicated in column (4) opposite the matter concerned” for “that the items listed in Schedule 3 are no longer satisfactory”,

(e) in Regulation 11 -

(i) in paragraph (1), by the substitution of the following for subparagraph (a):

“(a) none of the matters specified in column (3) of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 3 are identified at the level of severity indicated in column (4) opposite the matter concerned; and”, and

(ii) in paragraph (3) by the substitution of the following for subparagraph (a):

“(a) the test report relating to the vehicle identifies one or more of the matters specified in column (3) of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 3 at the level of severity indicated in column (4) opposite the matter concerned,”,

(f) in Schedule 1 -

(i) by the substitution of “It is hereby certified that the vehicle described in this Certificate was tested on the date below in accordance with the Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 415 of 2017 ) and was found to comply therewith” for “It is hereby certified that the vehicle described in this Certificate was tested on the date below in accordance with the Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 322 of 2014 ) and any regulations made thereunder and was found to comply therewith.”, and

(ii) by the substitution of “ Deimhnítear leis seo gur dearnadh an fheithicil atá tuairiscithe sa Deimhniú seo a thástáil ar an dáta thíos de réir na Rialachán um Thrácht ar Bhóithre (An Trialacháin Náisiúnta Ghluaisteán) 2017 (I.R. Uimh. 415 de 2017) agus gur cinnedh gur chomhlíon sí iad.” for “Deimhnítear leis seo gur dearnadh an fheithicil atá tuairiscithe sa Deimhniú seo a thástáil ar an 15hoi thíos de réir na Rialachán um Thrácht ar Bhóithre (An Trialacháin Náisiúnta Ghluaisteán) 2014 (I.R. Uimh. 322 de 2014) agus Rialachán um Thástáil Feithiclí ar bith a rinneadh faoin gcéanna agus gur cinnedh gur chomhlíon sí iad.”,

(g) by the substitution of the following for Schedule 2:

“Schedule 2

Regulation 9(2)(a)(i)

Part 1


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Vehicle/Owner Details	Vehicle/Owner Details	Vehicle/Owner Details	Vehicle/Owner Details	Vehicle/Owner Details	Vehicle/Owner Details	Test Started On	Test Started On	Test Started On	Test Started On
Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:	Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:	Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:				Odometer:	Odometer:	Date	Date
Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:	Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:	Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:				Item	Modification Report	Modification Report	Date
Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:	Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:	Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:	OBD Odometer	OBD Odometer		OBD VIN	OBD VIN	OBD VIN	OBD VIN
Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings
Sideslip/Alignment test	Sideslip/Alignment test	Sideslip/Alignment test	Sideslip/Alignment test	Sideslip/Alignment test	Sideslip/Alignment test	Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Result
Front Axle	m/Km					Outside +/-14(m/Km)	Outside +/-14(m/Km)	Outside +/-14(m/Km)
Rear Axle	m/Km					Outside +/-18(m/Km)	Outside +/-18(m/Km)	Outside +/-18(m/Km)
Suspension	Nearside	Offside	Imbalance	Imbalance		Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Result
Front Axle	Mm	Mm	%			Imbalance above 30%	Imbalance above 30%	Imbalance above 30%
Rear Axle	Mm	Mm	%			Imbalance above 30%	Imbalance above 30%	Imbalance above 30%

Brake	Brake Effort	Brake Effort	Ovality	Ovality	Imbalance	Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Result
	Nearside	Offside	Nearside	Offside		Ovality above 90%	Ovality above 90%	Ovality above 90%
Front Axle	kN	kN	%	%	%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%
Rear Axle	kN	kN	%	%	%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%
Brake Performance	%					Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%
Car weight	Kg	Kg	Kg
Parking Brake	kN	kN			%	Imbalance above 50% Performance less than 16%	Imbalance above 50% Performance less than 16%	Imbalance above 50% Performance less than 16%
Parking Brake Performance	%					Imbalance above 50% Performance less than 16%	Imbalance above 50% Performance less than 16%	Imbalance above 50% Performance less than 16%
Exhaust Emissions						Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Result

						Limits depend on Year of Manufacture	Limits depend on Year of Manufacture	Limits depend on Year of Manufacture
			Engine/Oil Temperature C	Engine/Oil Temperature C
Low Idle	Low Idle	Low Idle	CO vol%	CO vol%	CO vol%	Above	%	%
( rpm )			HC ppm			Above	ppm	ppm

High Idle			Lambda:	Lambda:		Not between 0.97 and 1.03	Not between 0.97 and 1.03	Not between 0.97 and 1.03
( rpm )			CO vol%	CO vol%		Above	%	%
			HC ppm			Above	ppm	ppm
Lights	Nearside	Offside							Result
Dip Beam		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Full Beam	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fog Light	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aux.Light	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects
Item	Item	Description	Description	Reason	Reason	Location	Location



				OBD Faults	OBD Faults

Item	Item	OBD Code	OBD Code	Description	Description	Location	Location

Regulation 9(2)(a)(ii)

Part 2


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Vehicle/Owner Details	Vehicle/Owner Details	Vehicle/Owner Details	Vehicle/Owner Details	Vehicle/Owner Details	Vehicle/Owner Details	Test Started On	Test Started On	Test Started On	Test Started On
Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:	Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:	Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:				Odometer:	Odometer:	Date	Date
Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:	Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:	Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:				Item	Modification Report	Modification Report	Date
Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:	Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:	Owner: Registration: VIN: Manufacturer: Model:	OBD Odometer	OBD Odometer		OBD VIN	OBD VIN	OBD VIN	OBD VIN
Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings	Test Readings
Sideslip/Alignment test	Sideslip/Alignment test	Sideslip/Alignment test	Sideslip/Alignment test	Sideslip/Alignment test	Sideslip/Alignment test	Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Result
Front Axle	m/Km					Outside +/-14(m/Km)	Outside +/-14(m/Km)	Outside +/-14(m/Km)
Rear Axle	m/Km					Outside +/-18(m/Km)	Outside +/-18(m/Km)	Outside +/-18(m/Km)
Brake	Brake Effort	Brake Effort	Ovality	Ovality	Imbalance	Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Result
Front Axle	Mm	Mm	%			Imbalance above 30%	Imbalance above 30%	Imbalance above 30%
Rear Axle	Mm	Mm	%			Imbalance above 30%	Imbalance above 30%	Imbalance above 30%

Brake	Brake Effort	Brake Effort	Ovality	Ovality	Imbalance	Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Result
	Nearside	Offside	Nearside	Offside		Ovality above 90%	Ovality above 90%	Ovality above 90%
Front Axle	kN	kN	%	%	%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%
Rear Axle	kN	kN	%	%	%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%
Brake Performance	%					Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%	Front Imbalance above 30% Rear Imbalance above 30% Limits depend on Year of Manufacture Performance less than 58% Performance less than 55%
Car weight	Kg	Kg	Kg
Parking Brake	kN	kN			%	Imbalance above 50% Performance less than 16%	Imbalance above 50% Performance less than 16%	Imbalance above 50% Performance less than 16%
Parking Brake Performance	%					Imbalance above 50% Performance less than 16%	Imbalance above 50% Performance less than 16%	Imbalance above 50% Performance less than 16%
Exhaust Emissions						Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Failing Limits	Result

						Limits depend on Year of Manufacture	Limits depend on Year of Manufacture	Limits depend on Year of Manufacture
			Engine/Oil Temperature C	Engine/Oil Temperature C
Low Idle	Low Idle	Low Idle	CO vol%	CO vol%	CO vol%	Above	%	%
( rpm )			HC ppm			Above	ppm	ppm

High Idle			Lambda:	Lambda:		Not between 0.97 and 1.03	Not between 0.97 and 1.03	Not between 0.97 and 1.03
( rpm )			CO vol%	CO vol%		Above	%	%
			HC ppm			Above	ppm	ppm
Lights	Nearside	Offside							Result
Dip Beam		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Full Beam	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fog Light	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aux.Light	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects	Visual Defects
Item	Item	Description	Description	Reason	Reason	Location	Location



				OBD Faults	OBD Faults

Item	Item	OBD Code	OBD Code	Description	Description	Location	Location

(h) by the deletion of Schedule 3 in both places where it occurs and the substitution of the following:

“Schedule 3

Part 1

Items to be tested and reasons for refusal of a test certificate.

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