S.I. No. 117/2018 - Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

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 in áit shábháilte. Ní mór é a thaispeáint mar chruthúnas go bhfuil na Rialacháin um Ródacmhainneacht Feithiclí Tráchtála (Tástáil Feithiclí) 2013 comhlíonta agat agus nuair atá tú ag cur 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 míreanna intástáilte tráth na tástála. Níor cheart a mheas gur baránta sainráite ná intuigthe nó sainráite an deimhniú seo faoin dlí coiteann ná 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 chur ar taispeáint taobh istigh den fhuinneog tosaigh ar an bhfeithicil nó i gcás leantóra, in áit shofheicthe.De réir dlí caithfear an diosca CVRT thíos a chur ar taispeáint taobh istigh den fhuinneog tosaigh ar an bhfeithicil nó i gcás leantóra, in áit shofheicthe.

CRW DiscRear 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

”.

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

“Replacement 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 €94.52Test of one or more items(not a full test) same as re-testfeeVisual 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-testfeeVisual 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 exceeding40km/hr

€53.00

€2.00

”.

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

Schedule 4

“ Regulation 25

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 go ndearnadh an fheithicil a thuairiscítear sa Deimhniú seo a thástáil ar an dáta thíos de réir an Achta fán Údarás um Shábháilteacht ar Bhóithre (Ródacmhainneacht Feithiclí Tráchtála) 2012 agus aon rialachán arna ndéanamh faoi agus fuarthas go raibh dá gcomhlíonadh.

26. The Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations are amended in Schedule 6 by inserting the following after reference 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

€13.00

€7.00

13

Category T vehicles having a design gross vehicle weight exceeding 7,500kg with a maximum design speed exceeding40km/hr

€13.00

€7.00

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

13 April 2018.

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 a purpose other than agriculture, forestry, horticultural, farming or fishery activity with a maximum design speed exceeding 40km/hr

(

b

) the mutual recognition of unexpired portions of Certificates of Roadworthiness (CRW) 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,

(

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, and

(

e

) an introduction of an exemption for vehicles used exclusively on islands.

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

29. (1) The Authority may issue a replacement certificate of roadworthiness on payment of the fees specified in column (4) of Schedule 6.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where an application for a replace- ment 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

17

th April

, 2018.

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