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’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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

If you own a vintage vehicle in Ireland, it’s important that you understand what your obligations are under Irish law. Standard cars need what’s known as a Certificate of Roadworthiness (CRW) so that they meet all the relevant standards and keep everyone on Ireland’s roads safe.

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.

In addition to the wide-ranging commercial vehicle testing offered from our Dublin workshops, the Argent team also offers tachograph installation, tachograph calibrations and tachograph supply and fit services and it’s a topic we delve into further, as we talk about how to obtain a driver card and where you need to apply.

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.

When you look at the broad range of LCV and HCV testing services we offer at Argent Equipment, you’d be forgiven for thinking that they represent merely a functional and mandatory aspect of operating a commercial vehicle.

At Argent Equipment, we offer a wide range of commercial vehicle testing services from bus testing to truck & trailer testing. Also available from our Dublin workshops is ADR testing for vehicles that transport hazardous goods and that’s the focus of this article.

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.