When driving on Ireland’s roads, both buses and ambulances need to be maintained and kept roadworthy in order to be legally driven. In order to achieve this, ambulance CVRT (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing) and bus CVRT needs to be carried out.

At Argent Equipment, we offer the full spectrum of testing services for all types of truck and other commercial vehicles. From our Dublin-based test centres, we are able to get you the certification you need in as little as an hour in some cases.

At Argent Equipment, we have been providing vehicle testing services to the Irish public for many years at our Dublin-based CVRT test centres and we create blogs like this one to help clarify why what we offer is important for anyone driving professionally in Ireland. Today we look at what an ADR test is and precisely what’s involved.

Generally speaking, the duration of an HCV CVRT is anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes and the assessor will evaluate the condition of components that are either accessible or visible. The test is still known to many as the Department of Environment (DoE) Test, but it essentially replaced it.

If you drive a light commercial vehicle that has a gross weight of less than 3,500kg, you need to have an annual LCV test carried out to ensure that it is safe and roadworthy.