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.

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.

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.

A Certificate of Roadworthiness (CRW) is a key document in Ireland that proves your vehicle has successfully passed commercial vehicle testing. But what happens if yours becomes lost or stolen? Well, that’s what we look into here, so you know what to do.

Tachographs are essential devices for monitoring driving times, breaks, and rest periods of professional drivers, ensuring adherence to road safety regulations. In Ireland, the following rules must be complied with.

The Argent Equipment team offers a comprehensive array of commercial vehicle testing services from HCV CVRTs to ambulance testing. Everything we do is aimed at vehicle safety - which is a key priority for the European Union (EU) as they aim to reduce road accidents and enhance safety standards across all member states.

At Argent.ie, we offer a wide range of commercial vehicle testing services from our two Dublin workshops that help to keep the roads safer for everyone. As such, the roadworthiness certifications (RWCs) that exist in Ireland are critical for ensuring that all vehicles driven are fit for use on public roads.

At Argent Equipment, we offer a wide range of commercial vehicle testing services which includes the Accord Dangereux Routier test or ADR CVRT. 

This is mandatory for vehicles like fuel tankers and chemical transporters and it checks for roadworthiness, as well as things like hazardous goods labelling, tank integrity, fire extinguishers, emergency kits, and safety equipment compliance.

The ADR (Accord Dangereux Routier) certificate or ADR test, as it’s otherwise known, is an additional mandatory requirement for hazardous goods vehicles, such as those that transport fuel, explosives or dangerous chemicals. 

At Argent Equipment, we’re the trusted name in commercial vehicle testing in Dublin and we are committed to helping our customers in every we can. As well as offering everything from HCV testing to tachograph installation and calibration, we’re keen to educate our readers about the obligations commercial vehicle owners have in Ireland. It’s why we create blogs like these!

In Ireland, the HCV CVRT exists to ensure that heavy goods vehicles on our roads are safe and roadworthy. As part of our regular blog series that educates our customers on all things commercial vehicle testing, this latest installment looks at the testing process itself.

The Argent team delivers the full range of commercial vehicle testing services and we’re committed to doing everything we can to support you through the process. This includes giving you tips on ensuring your test goes smoothly - something we cover here in this blog.

Below, you’ll find five of the most common reasons that vehicles fail so you can take the necessary action to address these areas before you submit yours. So, without further delay, let’s get into the good stuff.

At Argent Equipment, we offer a wide range of commercial vehicle testing services, as well as tachograph installation and calibration. We offer these services to help vehicle owners in Ireland adhere to the Road Safety Authority Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Act 2012 and

EU Regulation No 165/2014 on tachographs in road transport.

This new version 2 smart tachograph is to be fitted to new vehicles first registered since August 2023 and retrofitted to vehicles operating internationally from the following dates:

Here, we examine tachograph and speed limiter management and how they help to keep Ireland’s roads safer for all motorists.

Are you lucky enough to enjoy the freedom that comes with owning a campervan or motorhome in Ireland? If so, it does come with the responsibility of having it put through commercial vehicle testing - even if you don't use it for business.

Today, we look at something known as the Commercial Vehicle Operator Risk Indicator (CVORI), which aims to protect the safety of all motorists on Ireland's roads. More specifically, we examine how you can ensure your CVORI rating is the best it can be.