Commercial Vehicle Testing Premises & Equipment Rules Explained
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.
How to Prepare Your Vehicle for Your HCV Test
At Argent Equipment, we offer a wide range of vehicle testing services that range from bus testing to jeep testing and everything in between. To those not yet in the know, commercial vehicle testing is required every year in Ireland in order to drive legally.
This kind of testing involves the thorough inspection of all commercial vehicles on an annual basis in order to ensure roadworthiness. It also involves checking all the visible areas of the vehicle so as to ensure it's regularly maintained and serviced.
What an HCV CVRT Test Examines & the Possible Results Explained
For anyone new to the world of commercial vehicle testing, an HCV CVRT is designed to keep Ireland's roads safe. It's a mandatory test that must be carried out every year on every commercially-used vehicle in Ireland in order to drive legally.
Whether talking about bus testing, ambulance testing, or campervan testing, they all need to go through this test. The inspection involves checking the roadworthiness of the vehicle in question so that it satisfies basic safety standards on test day.
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.
Why Exactly Do You Need a CVRT in Ireland?
If you drive a commercial vehicle or lorry in Ireland, you’re likely already aware that you have to take an annual CVRT test to remain compliant with government regulations. However, have you ever thought about why it’s needed to drive legally in this country?
Answering Your FAQs about CVRT Testing
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.
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.
Answering Your FAQs About Motor Home & Campervan CVRT
We get asked a lot of questions about campervans at Argent and the CVRT rules that govern them, which is perhaps unsurprising due to the sheer popularity of the vehicle in Ireland. In fact, we get asked so many questions about campervan CVRT that we thought we'd put a blog together featuring some of the most common queries we get.
ADR Testing For Hazardous Goods Vehicles- What's Involved?
As the name of the test alludes to, vehicles that transport dangerous goods such as acid, diesel, oil or petrol, are required to meet certain technical requirements. As such, they're required to take an ADR test that's designed to minimise the danger for other road users.
Explaining HGV Licence Categories & Restrictions
Today, we're going to be taking a brief look at HGV licence categories and the restrictions they entail. Of course, it's vital to stay compliant with all laws and regulations - something that applies to both vehicle testing and licensing. So, let's dive straight in.
Preparing Your Van or Fleet for Your Annual CVRT
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.
A Road-User's Guide to the CVRT From Argent Equipment
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.
What Our Customers Think of Us at Argent Equipment
In this blog, we'll be looking at some of the unbiased Google reviews that we've received in the last few months that have led to our 4.8-star rating.
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.
What is an Engineer's Report & Why Is it Needed?
As the leading vehicle testing company in Dublin, we offer the full range of commercial vehicle testing services from our workshops on the North & South side of the capital. Today, we're here to talk about engineer’s reports and why they're needed.
Argent - The Trusted Name For Truck & Trailer CVRT in Dublin
If you’re operating a commercial vehicle over 3,500kg GVW with a trailer on Ireland’s roads, then you have an obligation to get a Truck & Trailer CVRT test on an annual basis. At Argent Equipment, we are the trusted name for Truck & Trailer testing in the capital, something we offer from our two Dublin-based workshops.
Bus & Ambulance CVRT - The Requirements Explained
While you might think that CVRT testing would be limited to trucks and lorries, the same rules apply to both buses and ambulances on Ireland's roads. That's right, both buses and ambulances need to be tested for roadworthiness each and every year.
Why Your Vehicle Needs a CVRT
Our ultimate aim when offering HCV testing, ambulance testing, mixed fleeting testing and all of our other services is to keep Ireland's roads safe. The CVRT system was created in order to support that effort, with the following four reasons explaining why it's so important that it's carried out on every vehicle every year.