While you might think that CVRT testing would be limited to trucks and lorries, the same rules apply to both buses and ambulances on Ireland's roads. That's right, both buses and ambulances need to be tested for roadworthiness each and every year.

Our ultimate aim when offering HCV testing, ambulance testing, mixed fleeting testing and all of our other services is to keep Ireland's roads safe. The CVRT system was created in order to support that effort, with the following four reasons explaining why it's so important that it's carried out on every vehicle every year.

At Argent equipment, we offer a wide range of testing services for commercial vehicle owners in the Dublin area. Whether you need HCV testing, ambulance testing, jeep testing, van testing or mixed fleeting testing, our team has got you covered.

As a commercial vehicle owner, you might be aware that you have an obligation to get it tested each year with a Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test (CVRT). However, you might also be wondering why it's necessary. At Argent, we're well versed in this kind of thing, as Dublin's foremost vehicle testing experts, so thought we'd explain.

When operating LGVs, HGVs or indeed, any type of vehicle that’s built on the chassis of a goods vehicle on Ireland’s roads, you need to have a Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test (CVRT) conducted every year. Failing to do so can result in heavy fines.

Hello and welcome to the latest blog from Argent Equipment, in which we attempt to clarify matters around Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Tests (CVRTs). From our two workshops in Dublin, we offer a wide range of vehicle testing services, from ambulance testing right the way through to van and jeep testing.

Our tachograph installation service meets the highest industry standards, so you can hit the road knowing that you’re fully compliant with all Irish and EU laws that relate to driving vehicles of a certain type commercially. So, let’s see why it’s important.

The Argent Equipment team offers the full range of vehicle testing services from our workshops located to the West of Dublin. We’re known for the quality of our work, as well as our industry expertise. However, something else we offer is tachograph calibration.

At Argent Equipment, we offer a full range of vehicle testing services, including HCV CVRT, bus testing, campervan testing, LCV testing and more. From our two testing centres located in the South West and North West of Dublin, it’s easy to find us, but just in case, we’ll show you how.

We provide the following services;

LCV CVRT

HCV Testing

Horse Box Testing

Motor Homes Cranes

The RSA oversees all aspects of road safety in Ireland and they offer some advice on how to make sure your commercial vehicle meets the necessary standards. Here we’ve condensed down this maintenance advice, so you can use it to ensure you fly through your next CVRT.

There’s no better indicator of how good any company is than the reviews left by those who’ve experienced our services first-hand. Below is just a snippet of the feedback left by Argent customers on our Google profile.

Today, we’re here to tell you about the fact that we are members of SIMI - the Society of Irish Motor Traders Ltd & the Irish Motor Traders Association. It’s a status that we’re very proud of, but before we tell you why - a little about SIMI themselves.

We’re officially known as an RSA-Authorised CVRT test centre. For those who don’t know, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is the primary body in road safety in Ireland, one that oversees all testing of this type across the country.

The Argent Equipment team is highly experienced in the full range of vehicle testing services, operating from our testing centre on Longmile Road in Dublin. Today, we’re here to tell you about one particular service we offer - the motor homes CVRT.

At Argent Equipment, we offer a wide range of vehicle testing services that help keep Ireland’s road safe. One of the many types of testing service that we offer is the truck & trailer CVRT, which as the name would suggest, is designed to ensure a basic set of safety standards for commercial trucks and trailers.

In this article, we examine the defects that are picked during a typical HCV test and how they’re classified. There are a variety of reasons why your commercial vehicle might fail a test like this, each of which falls into a particular category. So, let’s take a moment to look at the three main classifications.

At Argent Equipment in Dublin, we’re one of the leading commercial vehicle testing centres in the country and we regularly bring you articles like this one to better inform you about what we do. We’re back again this time with more to help provide some clarity on some of the terms you might expect to see when using our services.

The Argent Equipment CVRT test centre, located at Longmile Road in Dublin, is now hiring.

We are looking for qualified vehicle testers for STANDARD CVRT, HCV CVRT and LCV CVRT with a salary in excess of 40k depending on experience.

If you’re using a commercial vehicle in Ireland, you’ll require a Certificate of Roadworthiness (CRW) - something that you’ll need to renew every 12 months. To obtain your CRW, your vehicle will need to undergo a CVRT, which examines all the visible parts to ensure it’s safe to be used on the road.