RSA Advice: How to Maintain Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness

May 19

At Argent Equipment, we offer a full range of vehicle testing services to ensure that commercial vehicles are safe to drive on Ireland’s roads. All the testing that we carry out (including LCV testing, HCV testing, jeep testing, mixed fleet testing and more) is to meet the guidelines set down by the Road Safety Authority (RSA).

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.

RSA Vehicle Maintenance Guidelines

So, by following the steps detailed below, you’ll ensure that your buses, goods trucks or other commercial vehicles are always roadworthy and reliable.

Step 1 - Make sure that someone in your organisation has overall responsibility for all your commercial vehicles. This will reduce the risk of anything getting missed.

Step 2 - Arrange for all your drivers to carry out daily walkarounds that check for anything obvious that might make the vehicle unsafe.

Step 3 - When vehicle defects of any kind are discovered during daily checks, they need to be rectified before venturing out onto the road.

Step 4 - Put an effective program for maintenance in place, to ensure that all issues are routinely picked up as a matter of course.

Step 5 - Make sure that expertise and facilities for maintaining and repairing your vehicles are accessible.

Step 6 - Brief all driving staff, so that they’re aware of their responsibility for the roadworthiness of their vehicles and train them in their duties.

Keeping Ireland’s Roads Safe One Vehicle at a Time

As a commercial vehicle or fleet owner, you have a responsibility to ensure that you adhere to all road safety road regulations. By keeping on top of maintenance as detailed above, you’ll have more reliable and safe vehicles, which is better for you and other motorists.

If you would like to know more about commercial vehicle testing and what’s involved, head over to our website www.argent.ie for more details. Alternatively, to speak to us directly, just give us a call on 01 572 6500 and we’ll be delighted to assist in any way we can.