LOYALTY CODE:
The paper code cannot be redeemed when browsing in private/incognito mode. Please go to a normal browser window and enter the code there
This content is copyright protected!
However, if you would like to share the information in this article, you may use the headline, summary and link below:
Title: Tractor 'NCT': everything you need to know
Around 8,000 tractors currently on farms could be subject to the RSA's new road-worthiness test. Here's what we know about the testing to date.
https://www.farmersjournal.ie/tractor-nct-everything-you-need-to-know-262014
ENTER YOUR LOYALTY CODE:
The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from when you enter it until the following Wednesday at 9pm. Find your unique code on the back page of Irish Country Living every week.
CODE ACCEPTED
You have full access to farmersjournal.ie on this browser until 9pm next Wednesday. Thank you for buying the paper and using the code.
CODE NOT VALID
Please try again or contact us.
For assistance, call 01 4199525
or email subs@farmersjournal.ie
Sign in
Incorrect details
Please try again or reset password
If would like to speak to a member of
our team, please call us on 01-4199525
Reset
password
Please enter your email address and we
will send you a link to reset your password
If would like to speak to a member of
our team, please call us on 01-4199525
Link sent to
your email
address
We have sent an email to your address.
Please click on the link in this email to reset
your password. If you can't find it in your inbox,
please check your spam folder. If you can't
find the email, please call us on 01-4199525.
Email address
not recognised
There is no subscription associated with this email
address. To read our subscriber-only content.
please subscribe or use the reader loyalty code.
If would like to speak to a member of
our team, please call us on 01-4199525
Update Success !
On Wednesday, the Irish Farmers Journal exclusively revealed that the RSA is working on legislation to introduce mandatory road-worthiness testing of so-called "fast tractors" by May 2018.
Here is what is known about the draft legislation to date:
What tractors will it apply to?
Tractors capable of driving at more than 40km/h that are used for commercial road haulage aged four years or older.
Nearly all tractor manufacturers produce a T5 model tractor that is capable of travelling in excess of 40km/h – some examples being the JCB Fastrac, the Case IH PUMA 160 CVX.
What type of road haulage do you mean?
The RSA says testing will be required for tractors mainly used for hauling for hire or reward or on the owner’s “own account”.
“Agricultural contractors cutting silage and transport same from the field to a silage pit is not considered to be commercial road haulage,” an RSA spokesman told the Irish Farmers Journal.
When will my tractor have to be tested?
Tractors will have to be tested four years after first registration and every two years after that.
How many tractors in Ireland will it affect?
An estimated 8,000 tractors already on farms will require testing, as well as new tractors being sold now that will come into the testing net four years after first registration.
How much will it cost to get a tractor tested?
There is no figure for cost of testing available currently.
What will the testers be looking at?
Details of the test have yet to be confirmed but it will involve a visual test for lights, mirrors and windscreens, as well as a measured test for braking performance and emissions.
Where will tractors be tested?
It is proposed that tractors will be tested at existing CVRT test regime, where jeeps and other commercial vehicles are currently tested.
What will be the penalty if I don’t have a road worthiness certificate for my tractor?
Using a tractor for haulage without a valid certificate will result in five penalty points on your licence, a possible fine of up to €3,000 and prison sentence.
Is this already law?
The RSA is drawing up draft legislation to submit to the Department of Transport within weeks, which will be enacted by Minister Shane Ross.
When is it coming into force?
Legislation will come into effect from 20 May 2018.
Farmers react furiously to plans for NCT for tractors
Gardai seize three-wheeled tractor in Tipperary
Driverless tractors: are they the future?
SHARING OPTIONS: