Sir, - On Saturday last I turned up at the appointed time of 3.30 p.m. for my National Car Test at the Deansgrange NCT Centre only to discover (along with other people with similar appointments) that the test centre was closed. The national car testing service imposes a surcharge of £20 for failing to show up for the test. I wonder what surcharge I can impose on it for a similar failure. - Yours, etc.,
Heather Tennant, Upper Kilmacud road, Stillorgan, Co Dublin.