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Contractors undertaking work with a tractor that is used mainly for agriculture, look set to be exempt from NCT-style tractor testing.
“We’ve been getting positive signals from the Department of Transport that they’ve accepted our position that contractors mainly using tractors for agriculture should be exempt,” chair of the IFA environment and rural affairs committee, Thomas Cooney said.
Minister for Transport Shane Ross caused uproar last year when he tried to introduce mandatory testing for all tractors rated to travel in excess of 40km/h. The proposed plan was shelved after fierce opposition, but some form of tractor testing must be signed into law before the end of May or Ireland risks being fined by the EU for non-compliance.
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