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Motorcyclist (50s) killed after crash with tractor

The driver of the tractor was uninjured.

GARDAÍ ARE INVESTIGATING an incident in which a motorcyclist was killed in Roscommon after being involved in a crash with a tractor.

Gardaí in Boyle are investigating a two-vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred on the N5 between Strokestown and Scramoge Cross at approximately 8pm this evening.

The driver of a motorcycle was fatally injured after his vehicle collided with a tractor.

He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body has been removed to Roscommon Hospital. The driver of the tractor was uninjured.

The road is currently closed to be examined by Garda forensic collision investigators and local diversions are in place.

Any witnesses can contact Boyle Garda Station on 071 9664620, The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.

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    Mute Leonard O'mahony
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:15 PM

    Any list of those centres which are fully operational, so I can avoid a partial test,which is utterly ridiculous.

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    Mute Kate Buggle
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    Feb 14th 2020, 10:38 PM

    @Leonard O’mahony: Fonthill have two lifts operating. My car passed full NCT last night.

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    Mute Vin
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    Feb 15th 2020, 12:40 AM

    @Leonard O’mahony: add Northpoint 2 to your list. I’m not sure if its’s one, some or all of the lifts functional but my car got tested last week and had the full inspection

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    Mute Nosmo King
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    Feb 15th 2020, 2:07 AM

    Who made the decision to purchase all lifts from the same supplier ? Major rule of thumb in business……spread your risk as much as possible so as to not leave yourself at the mercy of one and one only.

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    Mute David Memery
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    Feb 15th 2020, 7:03 AM

    @Nosmo King: another major rule of thumb is to have commonality of training and parts to reduce down-time for training and cost of parts on the shelf. Like everything in real business it’s a matter of balancing risks

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    Mute Dublin Wings
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:21 PM

    Can’t they just buy new lifts? They’ve raked in hundreds of thousands of Euro’s, not like they’re struggling.

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    Mute Frank Carty
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:25 PM

    @Dublin Wings: it would probably take longer to replace them than repair then.

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    Mute Darren
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:54 PM

    @Dublin Wings: more like Millions of Euro , joke of a system anyway .

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    Mute John Moylan
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    Feb 14th 2020, 10:23 PM

    @Dublin Wings: they are putting in new lifts. But lifts aren’t like liars of bread…..no one would have hundreds of lifts in stock anywhere – an order that size is exceptional and would be made to order.

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    Mute veronica
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    Feb 14th 2020, 11:20 PM

    @Dublin Wings: yes I totally agree with you…

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    Mute Eileesh Buckley
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    Feb 15th 2020, 1:42 PM

    @Dublin Wings: they were scheduled to start replacement of the lifts this summer before the faults in the current lifts were discovered, unfortunately they couldn’t accelerate that schedule as the supplier doesn’t have the stock available.

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    Mute Roger Pollack
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:27 PM

    The guards (especially traffic corps) can and WILL take your car off you for an out of date NCT. I know because mine was out of date by two months in January and they took mine off me. The guard also tried to say that having an up-to-date NCT is a requirement from insurers and if your car is out on NCT then you’re NOT covered by your insurer (I doubt this). In short, this needs government intervention, no one should have their cars taken off them for lack of NCT in the wake of this.

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    Mute bmul
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:32 PM

    @Roger Pollack: lifts where working pre Jan so that’s not the reason you had no nct , did you also not have tax and insurance

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    Mute colm connolly
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:48 PM

    @Roger Pollack: having a valid nct is a requirement for insurance

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    Mute Peter
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:49 PM

    @Roger Pollack:

    I’d say your insurance will cover other parties but they will do what they can do not cover you and your car.

    You’ve made it void by driving without a valid NCT cert.

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    Mute Cecil Orr
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:51 PM

    @colm connolly: just read your insurance certificate.
    No mention of the NCT on it.

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    Mute John Moylan
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    Feb 14th 2020, 10:26 PM

    @Peter: nope. just as the NCT is not accepted by insurance companies as proof of roadworthiness, the lack of NCT doesn’t invalidate your insurance. That’s why insurance companies still have assessors.

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    Mute Niall Ó Cofaigh
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    Feb 14th 2020, 10:39 PM

    @Peter: axa make it quite clear that if you book and attend the partial test and the vehicle is roadworthy your insurance is valid – wording posted

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    Mute Niall McNamara
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    Feb 14th 2020, 10:56 PM

    @Roger Pollack: we don’t have a government

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    Mute Ian Murphy
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    Feb 14th 2020, 11:09 PM

    @Niall McNamara: Yes we do. Pre-election government and cabinet remain in place until replaced. Election has not ousted them yet.

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    Mute David Memery
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    Feb 15th 2020, 7:15 AM

    @John Moylan: it’s not accepted for roadworthiness as the test is just a snapshot at a point in time, there are a lot of things that could happen in the intervening 2 years to make your vehicle non-roadworthy. The reason insurance companies require it is that it shows you at least make some effort to keep your vehicle up to an acceptable standard

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    Mute colm connolly
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    Feb 15th 2020, 8:24 AM

    @Cecil Orr: have you ever tried to renew your insurance around the same time as your nct ,the insurance company wont cover you if the nct is out of date within the next 2 months

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    Mute Dan
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:55 PM

    If we missed an appointment or needed a recheck .. we would have to pay
    if NCT cant do their job and someone has to go back because of their issue, they should pay or give a refund to the customer

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    Mute Niall Ó Cofaigh
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    Feb 14th 2020, 10:34 PM

    @Dan: if the vehicle has passed the parts that were inspected then the inspection requiring the lift is free but if it fails on more than a visual inspection then that is a retest using equipment and not free. So effectively the ramp inspection only is free -

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    Mute Garry Coll
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:38 PM

    It would be great to know what one’s are effing well working.
    I went in last week for a retest only to be sent home again, for some lady ahead of me it was her third time and she had to organise time off work and other stuff to get there.
    We all make the applications online, why cant they email us back if there is a problem.
    Pure balls of a system.

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    Mute Logan Shepherd
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:12 PM

    Not exactly connected to the article, but did anyone know that insurance underwriters had access to nct results?

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    Mute William Bryan
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:49 PM

    @Logan Shepherd: won’t insure without valid full test for a friend I know

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    Mute Logan Shepherd
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    Feb 14th 2020, 10:17 PM

    @William Bryan: Even though I have it in writing from my insurance company that not having an nct will not affect your premium. However when renewing my policy the agent said it was adding to my premium. My insurance and nct were out because the car was off the road for 5mts.

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    Mute Marie Louise Ryan
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:32 PM

    I see test cost rising

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    Mute aidan mccormack
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    Feb 14th 2020, 10:39 PM

    Just an idea here, what should be done is customers should be allowed to bring their car into an garage where a qualified mechanic who is every bit as experienced as an nct worker and get a written cert to say the car is road worthy. The nct is money spinner for the Government, the mot system in the uk is a far better system.

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    Mute Bingobango
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    Feb 15th 2020, 12:25 AM

    @aidan mccormack: Having dealt with both systems I can assure you that the NCT is better. Over there you bring your car to a Garage/Approved Mot and he can tell you every jaysus part is hanging off it and it will cost x, y or z to be fixed. The mechanic will then go ahead and fix said items for whatever he likes and certify the car. If that’s not a conflict of interest I don’t know what is. At least the NCT are independent and not affiliated with any type of repair shop. Granted it’s a pain in the gee but at least there’s a process of oversight and complaint to be had.

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    Mute Ros Kelly
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    Feb 15th 2020, 1:10 AM

    @aidan mccormack: there’s no requirement in the NCT vehicle tester job description for the applicants to be qualified motor mechanics

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    Mute Bingobango
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    Feb 15th 2020, 1:18 AM

    @Ros Kelly: Do you tell lies for a living or just on news sites? Check out the careers section on the NCT website and come back to me. I can provide a link if you wish.

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    Mute Trebor78
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    Feb 15th 2020, 8:13 AM

    @Bingobango: oversight you say? There is less than 0.1% of oversight & secondary inspectors, checks carried out each year by the oversight team. That’s not oversight it’s a heading in a report and nothing more. Whilst I agree with NCT system I don’t fell nearly half enough is done to ensure the inspections are carried out properly. If you note when an older car comes in there’s always a chat to be had with colleagues and then decisions to pass on the likes of a minor reason to get them back for a retest. I’ve watched my local centre staff for quite some time doing this. I’ve only ever failed 1 NCT on a CV boot on our second car (2008) but I watch them chat away each time car is tested since it became 10 yrs old.

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    Mute aidan mccormack
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    Feb 15th 2020, 9:21 AM

    @Ros Kelly: I dont think that right. Surely you have to be a mechanic to work in the nct centres.

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    Mute Bingobango
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    Feb 15th 2020, 9:48 AM

    @Trebor78: Oversight in the sense that they don’t make the rules, the are checked by auditors and you can contest the findings of the test on the day and through a complaints procedure. I don’t necessarily think lads talking to each other about an item is a bad thing, at least there’s a couple of opinions on the part rather than just failing it. Also they can only fail what the RSA tell them to fail, doesn’t matter if it’s a 5 year old or a 20 year old car.

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    Mute Sean Beirne
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:29 PM

    Another job for the boys

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    Mute Bernard Sweeney
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    Feb 15th 2020, 4:17 AM

    @Sean Beirne: please, explain this theory. Good man. Jesus Christ.

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    Mute Damian Moylan
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:20 PM

    So much for a prenentative maintenance procedure / programme…..

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    Mute John Moylan
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    Feb 14th 2020, 10:28 PM

    @Damian Moylan: there’s never an NDT guy around when you need one, is there ?? :)

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    Mute Fran O'Keeffe
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:24 PM

    Ffs

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    Mute Sk19
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    Feb 15th 2020, 1:01 AM

    An organisation whose only purpose is to undertake mechanical repairs , has faulty mechanical items

    Only in ireland

    Any Accountability and responsibility and action taken , not in a million years

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    Mute Bernard Sweeney
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    Feb 15th 2020, 4:19 AM

    @Sk19: only in Ireland? Try northern Ireland/uk.

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    Mute Alan
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    Feb 15th 2020, 7:08 AM

    @Sk19: what do they repair??

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    Mute Sk19
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    Feb 15th 2020, 8:25 AM

    @Alan: typo , inspections

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    Mute Sean Beirne
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:29 PM

    Another job for the boys

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    Mute Niall Ó Cofaigh
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    Feb 14th 2020, 10:36 PM

    I found this on the axa FB page
    “We are aware of the of the ongoing issues at NCT test centres and that our customers may be concerned about their insurance cover. We can confirm that until this situation is resolved, AXA will cover any claims provided all other policy conditions are met. We advise all our customers to continue to book your NCT test when due, keep records of your recent car services and attend your NCT appointments.”
    At least that is clear – unless you crash with a defective and un-roadworthy vehicle.

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    Mute Dave Byrne
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    Feb 14th 2020, 10:09 PM

    https://www.bbc.com › news
    MOTs: About 5,000 tests cancelled over cracked lifts – BBC News – BBC.com
    Yet in the north it’s a different story

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    Mute Dave Byrne
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    Feb 14th 2020, 10:13 PM

    @Dave Byrne: They offered 4 months extra on current certs due to expire plus half the cost of the MoT to be refunded.

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    Mute Sean Beirne
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    Feb 14th 2020, 9:35 PM

    Might be wrong.. if u have no tax.or nct . You have no insurance.. as both have to be in date . Otherwise your not insured ☹️

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    Mute John Moylan
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    Feb 14th 2020, 10:27 PM

    @Sean Beirne: you are wrong. tax & NCT have absolutely nothing to do with your insurance.

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    Mute Emma
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    Feb 15th 2020, 7:28 AM

    @John Moylan: incorrect maybe you should read your policy booklet

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    Mute Emma
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    Feb 15th 2020, 7:32 AM

    @John Moylan: incorrect maybe you should read your policy booklet.

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    Mute Valthebear
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    Feb 15th 2020, 8:49 AM

    Anyone affected should have a free test. Where are our politicians now?

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    Mute Kate Banks
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    Feb 15th 2020, 10:11 AM

    I brought my car which has been off the road for 6 months for an NCT yesterday. Passed the “partial” test.

    Phoned up to get it insured. Must have spoke to more than 10 insurance companies and all refusing to insure the car until full NCT is done.

    2 week wait for the last part of the test to be done in Fonthill. Scandalous.

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    Mute Evan Connon
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    Feb 15th 2020, 8:18 AM

    If they can spot faults in there lift’s over a long period of time they clearly can’t see faults in the cars,

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    Mute Laughable
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    Feb 15th 2020, 4:00 PM

    Is it me or is this so ironic…. testing centres not testing itself???

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    Mute Padraic O Sullivan
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    Feb 15th 2020, 8:09 AM

    Hypocrites. No preventative maintenance program

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    Mute Irene O Keeffe
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    Feb 16th 2020, 1:04 PM

    PEOPLE ALREADY PAID FOR FULL TEST BEFORE THEY GET CHECKED, NOTHING IS FREE,THE PEOPLE ARE PAYING THEMSELVES HAVING TO GO TWICE,AND I BELIEVE THEY DO A WEEKS COURSE/ TRAINING, TO BE TOLD WHAT THEY HAVE TO LOOK FOR IN N C T. BECAUSE THEY HAVE FAULTY MACHINERY, IS NOT THE CUSTOMERS FAULT, THEY SHOULD BE REIMBURSED.

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