The NCT operator is facing a backlash after announcing it will no longer accept cash payments.
All appointments must be paid for in advance online or by postal order.
NCT Ireland says the change will come into effect at test centres in the coming months.
However, Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle is questioning the legality of the decision, saying cash is legal tender, and he believes people providing services on behalf of government should be obliged to accept it…………