The directors of the firm operating the National Car Test (NCT) contract “strongly refute” proposed non-compliance penalties by the Road Safety Authority on the firm.
That is according to new accounts for Applus Inspection Services Ireland Ltd which show that the firm last year recorded a pre-tax loss of €981,010. This comes after a pre-tax profit of €1.099million in 2021 – a negative swing of €2.08million.
The operation of the contract has been a source of controversy with Junior Transport Minister Jack Chambers last week saying that delays for motorists in getting mandatory NCT are “absolutely unacceptable”.
The Fianna Fail TD said: “I think Applus need to pay serious penalties for this dysfunction and the non-performance of their contract.”
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In their report, the directors state that they “acknowledge that the RSA has proposed penalties for non-compliance of contractual Service Level Agreement achievement”. They add that “given the negative impact that Covid-19 has had on the service in 2022 and continue to have, we strongly refute these penalty claims as being valid”.
Directors stated: "we continue to work closely and constructively with the authority to address the underlying issues that the service is experiencing as a result of the pandemic."
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