🎄 Wishing our Customers a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year, from all the Staff at Argent Equipment. 🎅✨

🎁 Christmas Opening Hours 🎁

📅 Tuesday 23rd December – Last Test 2pm
📅 Wednesday 24th December – Closed ❌
📅 Thursday 25th December – Closed ❌
📅 Friday 26th December – Closed ❌
📅 Monday 29th December – Closed ❌
📅 Tuesday 30th December – Closed ❌
📅 Wednesday 31st December – Closed ❌
📅 Thursday 1st January – Closed ❌
📅 Friday 2nd January – Closed ❌

🎉 Monday 5th January – Reopen from 8am 🎉

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (a.k.a. SIMI) has been part of Irish motoring for more than a hundred years. It represents garages, dealers, and Commercial Vehicle Testing centres that keep vehicles safe and legal. The aim hasn’t changed much since the start: do the job properly and keep standards high.

Dear CVR test operator

Please see attached RSA Notice 17/2025 – Christmas Retest Dates. If you have any queries on these please contact cvrtadmin@rsa.ie.

Every van, jeep, and truck in Ireland that’s involved in commerce needs a Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test (CVRT) once a year. It’s what proves the vehicle’s safe to drive, meaning it has brakes that stop effectively, steering that responds, and lights that work - to name just a few parameters. No certificate, no road use.

When a commercial vehicle goes in for its HCV CVRT, the outcome isn’t always as simple as “pass” or “fail.” Inspectors look for faults, and if they find any, they put them into categories that explain how serious the issues are. Needless to say, understanding what's covered in them is important.

Ireland’s roads are full of commercial vehicles, whether it’s vans making deliveries or buses carrying passengers. Every one of them has to be kept safe and legal, which is where the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test (CVRT) comes in.

Getting your heavy goods vehicle ready for the RSA driving test isn’t just about your own driving skills, as the vehicle itself needs to meet specific standards before the test can even go ahead, which means either passing a bus test or HCV CVRT.

Anyone on the road in Ireland can spot when something’s not right, as it’s often so obvious that even members of the public can tell something is wrong. It might be a bus running with dodgy brakes, a truck with no CVRT disc, or drivers clearly ignoring their tachograph hours.

If your work involves lifting equipment, whether it’s a tail lift on a van, a crane on a flatbed, or a hoist in a warehouse, you need to know about LOLER. Short for the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations, a LOLER test is a legal requirement for ensuring lifting gear is safe and fit for use.

If you run a business with commercial vehicles here in Ireland, you’re likely familiar with the Commercial Vehicle CVRT. Whether it’s van testing, jeep CVRT, or trailer inspections, keeping your fleet roadworthy is just part of the job.

When it comes to LCV and HCV CVRT testing, a lot of people have the same questions, but most websites give you the long-winded, official version that does more to confuse you, rather than provide some much-needed clarity. 

At Argent, we talk to drivers and fleet owners every day, and we like to educate our customers on everything we do. So, here’s a straight-up FAQ article based on what people actually ask.

If you run any commercial vans or trucks in Ireland, you’ve probably heard the term preventative maintenance more than once. And while it might sound like another commercial vehicle testing box to tick, it’s actually one of the simplest ways to avoid breakdowns, cut costs, and stay on the right side of CVRT rules.

If your vehicle’s been in an accident or you’re dealing with an insurance claim in Ireland, chances are you’ll need an Insurance Engineers Report. It might sound daunting, but with the right information and support, it’s a fairly straightforward process, and that’s where we come in at Argent Equipment.

Converting a vehicle, whether it’s for camping, wheelchair access, or a new work setup, can be a great upgrade to make. But once the job’s done, you may still need a sign-off from a Suitably Qualified Individual (SQI) before it’s road legal in Ireland. The question is, what exactly is an SQI?

If you run or manage commercial vehicles, you’ve probably dealt with the annual CVR test. But there’s another document worth paying close attention to - the CVRT Risk Rating Report. It doesn’t just tell you whether your vehicles passed or failed; it gives an overview of how well you’re staying on top of maintenance and safety.

If you’re a commercial vehicle operator in Ireland, it’s vital to ensure that your fleet is roadworthy. However, rather than simply being about ‘passing tests’, maintaining your vehicle is also about making it as safe, efficient and reliable as it can be.

If you’re managing a fleet of vehicles in Ireland, ensuring that each one undergoes commercial vehicle testing so it’s roadworthy and meets is good practice. However, it’s much more than that, as it’s also a legal requirement. That’s because in order to drive on Irish roads, they must undergo vehicle type approval. 

At Argent Equipment, we know that your vehicles are the backbone of your business, and ensuring they’re safe, compliant, and secure is a top priority. It’s one of the reasons why many companies across Dublin choose to trust us with their commercial vehicle testing needs.

While offering a broad range of commercial vehicle testing services to our customers across Dublin, we get asked a lot of questions. Through this blog, we try to provide some clarity on common subjects that people want to know more about, and today we look at Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN).

At Argent Equipment, we spend our days helping to ensure that commercial vehicle drivers in Ireland operate safely and legally. As well as offering many types of commercial vehicle testing, we also provide plating and labelling services.  

These services are every bit as important as everything else our experts do, as they’re essential in ensuring that vehicles operating in Ireland do so in compliance with all relevant safety standards and regulations.