At Argent Equipment, we're known across Dublin for offering the very best in HCV testing - a necessary part of owning and operating a commercial vehicle in Ireland. This is the latest in our ongoing series of blogs that serve to educate our customers about the finer details of the commercial vehicle testing services we offer.

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.

We offer a wide range of commercial vehicle testing services from our workshops in Dublin, and today, we're here to examine one in particular - ADR CVRT. ADR stands for Accord Dangereux Routier (ADR), which applies to any vehicle that transports dangerous goods like diesel, oil, petrol, chemicals or acid.

When providing our comprehensive commercial vehicle testing services, our customers ask us a lot of questions. Because we offer seatbelt testing as part of these broad services, many of these questions concern seat belts and the laws that govern them.

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.

The Argent Equipment team is committed to helping our customers stay safe on the road through our comprehensive range of commercial vehicle testing services. We also regularly create blogs like this one to educate our readers on the many aspects of HCV CVRTs, LCV testing, motorhome testing and more.

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.

Welcome to the latest Argent Equipment blog series that looks into all things relating to commercial vehicle testing. Today, we look at the Certificate of Roadworthiness (CRW), a document that confirms that commercial vehicles in Ireland (trucks, buses, and trailers) meet the necessary safety and environmental standards for use on the road.

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.

At Argent Equipment, we've written many blogs about commercial vehicle testing, covering many aspects of HCV testing. However, it's a complex subject, so today, we will get into the weeds and explore some of the well-known facts about HCV CVRTs.

The Argent team is known for the high-quality commercial vehicle testing it offers customers across Dublin, but are you aware of the full extent of the services available? It's much broader than you might think, and that's the focus of this blog.

From our Dublin workshops, the Argent commercial vehicle testing team offers various testing services, from HCV testing to jeep testing and bus testing. We work in a highly regulated field for safety and compliance, and in this article, we look at the legislation that governs what we do. So, let's dive in and see what's what.

We pride ourselves very much on the commercial vehicle test experience we provide, and we put a lot of effort into offering services that keep people coming back time and again. As such, we're happy to let our Google reviews speak for themselves!

At Argent Equipment, we regularly bring you blogs to educate our readers about what to expect when using commercial vehicle testing services in Ireland. Today, this article focuses on something known in the industry as the Commercial Vehicle Operator Risk Indicator system or CVORI for short.

At Argent Equipment, we offer the full range of testing services from our Dublin workshops. From bus testing to HCV testing to ADR testing, we have the experience and skills required to ensure your commercial vehicle gets the required certification.

The Argent team helps to protect Ireland's road users every day through the wide range of commercial vehicle testing services we offer from our Dublin workshops. When we're not focused on the practical side of our business, we're creating blogs like this one that serve to educate readers on how to stay safe.

In this one, we look at what drivers can do to maintain the roadworthiness of their vehicle, making the whole LCV CVRT or HCV CVRT process much easier each year. So, let's get started.

At Argent Equipment, we offer a wide range of commercial vehicle testing from our Dublin workshops, and we regularly bring you blogs like this one to keep our customers informed of what to expect when using our services. Today, we look at the obligations that you have as an HCV operator in Ireland - information that will help your HCV test go more smoothly.