Roadworthiness Tests, Driver Hours & Tachograph Obligations
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.
Light & Heavy Vehicle Seatbelt Rules - What You Need to Know
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.
Keeping Vehicle Records
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.
Motorhome, Motor Caravan & Camper Van Testing Explained
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.
Commercial Vehicle Test Advice - CRW Expiry Dates Explained
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.
How to Improve Your CVORI Rating
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.
Useful Facts to Know About Commercial Vehicle Testing
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 Wide Array of Services Offered by Argent Equipment
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.
CVORI - Explaining The Operator Risk Indicator System
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.
What Do You Need To Know About CVRT?
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.
HCV CVRT - How to Maintain Roadworthiness
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.
Argent Equipment - A Member of the Vehicle Tester Network
When you come to Argent Equipment for your commercial vehicle testing needs, you can be sure of the highest professional standards being met. However, you don't have to take our word for it, as it's demonstrated by our membership of the Vehicle Tester Network (VTN).
Tachograph Calibrations from Argent Equipment
Tachograph equipment is required by law when driving commercial buses and trucks in Ireland, continuously recording information so that drivers abide by EU driver hour regulations. In addition to being fitted, they also need to be inspected every two years and fully calibrated every six years to ensure they're accurate and functioning correctly.
5 Useful Facts You Should Know About Vehicle Tests
At Argent Equipment, we're known across Dublin for being the go-to company for your HCV CVRT, bus testing, ambulance CVRT and more. As such, when we're not delivering reliable testing services, we're creating blogs like this one to help educate the public about what we do.
Argent HCV Testing Advice - The Speed Limiter Explained
At Argent Equipment, we offer a wide range of vehicle testing services from our Dublin-based workshops. From ADR testing to LCV testing, our commercial vehicle testing team has the expertise and experience needed to meet all of your needs.
Today, we're here to talk about the humble speed limiter, the important role it plays for commercial vehicle drivers and its associated testing requirements.
Bus Testing & Ambulance CVRT - What's Involved?
Essentially, any ambulances or buses over the age of 12 months are subject to ambulance CVRT and bus testing, respectively. Applying to all ambulances and buses that have more than 8 passenger seats, it's a yearly test that must be passed in order to remain road legal.
Book Your Vehicle Test Online - It's Easy With Argent
Commercial vehicle testing is a yearly obligation for Irish drivers in order to be able to drive legally. The good news is that getting your test booked, be it for jeep testing, ambulance testing or even mixed fleet testing, is really easy and only requires a couple of clicks on your smartphone or tablet.
Answering FAQs About Your Certificate of Roadworthiness
As the leading vehicle testing company in Dublin, we get asked a lot of questions about the work we do. One particular aspect seems to attract more enquiries than others, and that's the Certificate of Roadworthiness or CRW for short.
Preventative Maintenance & Its Importance to Commercial Drivers
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.
Explaining Mixed Fleet CVRT From Argent Equipment
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.