At Argent Equipment, we’re the trusted name in commercial vehicle testing in Dublin and we are committed to helping our customers in every we can. As well as offering everything from HCV testing to tachograph installation and calibration, we’re keen to educate our readers about the obligations commercial vehicle owners have in Ireland. It’s why we create blogs like these!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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).

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.

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.

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.