LCV - Light Commercial Vehicle Testing.

A light commercial vehicle (LCV) is a commercial vehicle with a design gross vehicle weight (DGVW) less than 3,500 kg. These vehicles can include light vans and commercial jeeps.

LCVs are required to take a CVRT commercial vehicle test every year to renew their commercial vehicle certificate of roadworthiness. Vehicles that fail must have failure items repaired before they can be re-tested.

The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test (CVRT) is a roadworthiness test for all commercial vehicles, buses with more than eight passenger seats and ambulances, all over one year old. The CVRT confirms that a vehicle satisfies basic safety standards on the day the test is carried out.

Good to know - CVRT

Tests take between 30 and 60 minutes. Only components that are visible and accessible are assessed when a vehicle is undergoing the CVRT.

Make sure you bring presenter ID to the testing centre in the form of a valid driver's licence, passport or public services card.

Only when you pass your CVR test, will you get your Certificate of Road Worthiness (CRW)​. This certificate is proof that a vehicle met a set of basic safety standards on the day it passed its test,  however it cannot be regarded as a warranty as regards the condition of the vehicle.

Commercial Vehicle Testing is one component of the preventative measures we need to have safer vehicles on our roads.  In order to ensure that vehicles are kept in good and safe condition through their life, it is essential that they are regulary maintained and serviced.  Commercial Vehicle Operators now have explicit obligations to have maintenance system.  

Department of Environment

The DOE test (Department of Environment) is a structured test where the testers follow a set routine and use specific equipment to test the road-worthiness of a vehicle. ... Although many people still refer to this test as DOE, it has been recently renamed to CVRT (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test).