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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

At Argent Equipment, we create regular articles like this one to educate our readers about important matters from Ireland's commercial vehicle testing industry. Today, we're here to shed some light on one particular area of our work - ADR testing - something that focuses on ensuring that hazardous goods vehicles are safe and properly maintained.

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.

A tachograph is a mandatory device that's fitted to certain types of commercial vehicles and trucks in Ireland. Automatically recording vehicle distances and speeds, as well as driving and resting times, there are both digital and analogue devices available.

At Argent Equipment, we often write blogs to help educate the public about the responsibilities that professional van and lorry delivery owners have in Ireland with regard to commercial vehicle testing. However, today where to explain the responsibilities we have in relation to the bus testing, HCV & PCV testing we carry out and the tools we use.

At Argent, we aim to make the whole process of annual commercial vehicle testing a simple and stress-free one. Follow the guidelines laid out here today, and you stand a much better chance of flying through your CVRT and getting on with your day.

At Argent Equipment, we offer a wide range of vehicle testing services to customers across Dublin and beyond. Today, we're here to talk to you about the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test (CVRT) and everything you need to know about it.

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.

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.

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.