S.I. No. 413/2017 - Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

1. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) / Uimhir aitheantais na feithicle or chassis number / uimhir fonnaidh

2. Registration Number / (Cláruimhir) & County Symbol / siombail tíre

3. Place and date of the test / láthair agus dáta na tástála

4. Odometer / Odaiméadar

Date / Reading

Date / Reading

Date / Reading

5. Vehicle Category / Catagóir na feithicle

6. Identified deficiencies and their level of severity / easnaimh aitheanta agus a leibhéal déine

7. Test Result / toradh tástála

8. CRW Expiry Date / Dáta éaga

9. CVRT Centre ID / Ionad TRFT ID & Tester ID / Tástálaí ID

10. Other Information

Vehicle Make/Model / Feithicil déanamh/Múnla

Vehicle Colour / Dath feithicle

DGVW / OCF & ULW/MNU

Test Date / Dáta na tástála

Serial No. / Sraithuimhir

Unique Test ID No. / Uimhir ID uathúil tástála

This Certificate should be kept in a safe place. It must be presented as proof that you have complied with the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) Regulations 2013 and when you apply for a new motor tax disc.Ba cheart an deimhniú seo a choimeád go sááhilte. Ní mór á a sholáthar mar chruthúnas gur chomhlíon tú na Rialacháin um Ródacmhainneacht Feithiclí Tráchtála (Tástáil Feithiclí) 2013 agus nuair a chuireann tú isteach ar dhiosca nua mótarchánach.This Certificate relates only to the condition of the testable items at the time of test. This Certificate should not be regarded as a warranty, express or implied under common law or at all.Ní bhaineann an deimhniú seo ach amháin le riocht na máreanna intástáilte tráth na tástála. Níor cheart féachaint air mar bharánta intuigthe nó sainráite faoin dlí coiteann nó ar chor ar bith.The CVRT disc below is required by law to be displayed on the inside of your vehicle windscreen or in the case of a trailer in a visible location.De réir dlí caithfear an diosca CVRT thíos a thaispeáint taobh istigh de scáileán na feithicle nó in áit fheiceálach más leantóir í.

CRW Disc

Rear side

Front side

QR code linking to

Serial No.

www.cvrt.ie website

CVRT Centre ID

and/or vehicle data

Tester ID

Vehicle Category

Registration

Number

Odometer

Test Date

DGVW

Expiry date

”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

21 September 2017.

SHANE ROSS TD,

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

These Regulations amend the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 (

S.I. No. 347 of 2013

) to provide (along with the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test Operators and Testers (Amendment) Regulations 2017) for the transposition of the new EU Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing Directive (Directive 2014/45/EU) into national law.

The Regulations provide for the following

(

a

) the introduction of compulsory testing for tractors (category T vehicles) being used for commercial road haulage purposes with a maximum design speed exceeding 40km/hr at a distance exceeding 25 km from the address at which the owner ordinarily resides or carries on business,

(

b

) the mutual recognition of unexpired portions of Certificates of Roadworthiness (CRW’s) issued by the competent testing authorities in other Member States,

(

c

) amendments to deal with the calculation of test due dates for vehicles presented early or late for testing, imports and vehicles undergoing post registration conversions, and

(

d

) the introduction of an exemption for vehicles first registered prior to 1 January 1980 which are being used solely for non-commercial purposes which will move to a rolling 40 year exemption in 2020 with vehicles between 30 and 40 years of age (used solely for non-commercial purposes) being required to undergo compulsory roadworthiness testing biennially (every second year) instead of annually from 20 May 2018.

1 OJ No. L 127, 29.4.2014, p. 51.

2 OJ No. L 60, 2.3.2013, p. 1.

3 OJ No. L 277, 13.10.2016, p. 1.

4 OJ No. L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1

5 OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 77

11. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended by substituting the following for Regulation 12(2)(

d

)

“(

d

) the items to be tested;

(

e

) in the case of a converted vehicle, a report of such conversion, in such form as may be specified by the Authority in guidelines, detailing the modifications carried out.”.

12. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended by substituting the following for Regulation 16(1)(

a

)

“(

a

) the items specified in Annex I to the Roadworthiness Directive, and”.

13. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended by substituting the following for Regulation 17(

a

)

“(

a

) Annex I to the Roadworthiness Directive, and”.

14. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended by substituting the following for Regulation 18

“Test facilities and equipment

15. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended by substituting the following for Regulation 19(

c

)

“(

c

) the CVR tester does not have the use of the facilities or one or more of the items of test equipment necessary to carry out the test as specified by the Authority in guidelines,”.

16. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended by substituting the following for Regulation 21(1)(

o

)

“(

o

) in the case of a converted vehicle, a report of such conversion, in such form as may be specified by the Authority in guidelines, detailing the modifications carried out;

(

p

) such other information relating to CVR testing as the Authority may reasonably request.”.

17. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No.2) Regulations are amended by substituting the following for Regulation 22(1)

“(1) On the completion of a CVR test of a vehicle, the CVR test operator shall give to the owner, or the person acting on behalf of the owner, a report of the test (“test report”) which shall specify-

(

a

) any item found during the test to render the vehicle unroadworthy, or

(

b

) any item found to be a minor deficiency within the meaning of Article 7(2)(

a

) of the Roadworthiness Directive.”.

18. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended by substituting the following for Regulation 25

“Certificate of roadworthiness — issue

19. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended by substituting the following for Regulation 26

“Certificate of roadworthiness issued under previous Regulations

20. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended by substituting the following for Regulation 29

“Certificate of roadworthiness — fees

21. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended by inserting the following after Regulation 35

“National Contact Point

22. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended in Schedule 1 by inserting the following after reference number 10

“

11

Category T vehicles having a design gross vehicle weight exceeding 3,500kg but not exceeding 7,500kg with a maximum design speed exceeding 40km/hr

12

Category T vehicles having a design gross vehicle weight exceeding 7,500kg with a maximum design speed exceeding 40km/hr

”.

23. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended in Schedule 2 by inserting the following after reference number 11

“

12

Category T vehicles having a design gross vehicle weight exceeding 3,500kg but not exceeding 7,500kg with a maximum design speed exceeding 40km/hr

€146.52

€47.26

Full test €94.52 Test of one or more items(not a full test) same as re-test feeVisual inspection only €25.00

13

Category T vehicles having a design gross vehicle weight exceeding 7,500kg with a maximum design speed exceeding 40km/hr

€171.16

€59.08

Full test €118.16 Test of one or more items(not a full test) same as re-test fee

Visual inspection only €25.00

”.

24. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended in Schedule 3 by inserting the following after reference number 11

“

12

Category T vehicles having a design gross vehicle weight exceeding 3,500kg but not exceeding 7,500kg with a maximum design speed exceeding 40km/hr

€52.00

€2.00

13

Category T vehicles having a design gross vehicle weight exceeding 7,500kg with a maximum design speed exceeding 40km/hr

€53.00

€2.00

”.

25. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended by substituting the following for Schedule 4

“ Regulation 25

Schedule 4

Certificate of Roadworthiness / Deimhniú Ródachainneachta

It is hereby certified that the vehicle described in this Certificate was tested on the date below in accordance with the Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act, 2012 and any regulations made thereunder and was found to comply therewith.

Deimhnítear leis seo gur dearnadh an fheithicil atá tuairiscithe sa Deimhniú seo a thástáil ar an dáta thíos de réir an Achta fán Údarás um Shábháilteacht ar Bhóithre (Ródacmhainneacht Feithiclí Tráchtála) 2012 agus Rialachán um Thástáil Feithiclí ar bith a rinneadh faoin gcéanna agus gur cinneadh gur chomhlíon sí iad.

26. A certificate of roadworthiness which is in force immediately before the coming into operation of these Regulations shall, subject to the vehicle not undergoing a post registration conversion, continue in force until the date specified on the said certificate to be the date of its expiry.”.

29. (1) The Authority may issue a replacement certificate of roadworthiness on payment of the fees specified in Schedule 6.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where an application for a replacement certificate of roadworthiness is submitted online through a website designated for these purposes by the Authority, no fee shall be charged.”.

36. The Authority shall be the national contact point for the purposes of Article 15 of the Roadworthiness Directive.”.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

29

th September

, 2017.

I, SHANE ROSS, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 4

,

5

,

9

,

28

and

38

of the

Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012

(No. 16 of 2012) and for the purpose of giving effect to Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014

1

hereby make the following regulations