Great news! Thanks
Yep, I’m in the same boat. Just wait it out to the 40th birthday. No obligation to have a test before it turns 40
My van will be 40 years old next year and so will be exempt from testing. I had always thought that you needed to have a current CVRT cert to apply for the vintage exemption, but looking at the CVRT website it doesn't say this. It says you don't have to apply for an exemption as your vehicle doesn't have to be tested.
Does anyone have any experience of this? I don't have a current CVRT (it expired a year ago and hasn't been used since) and I was going about getting it ready for testing but it now sounds like I can just wait it out?
I’m guessing the van is recently serviced so I’d put a bottle of redex or similiar in tank, and drive it for a week. This will clean up the engine. Make sure it’s driven for at least half an hour before the test so the engine and exhaust are good and hot for it.
No ‘friendly’ centre will be able to cheat the emissions machine
Smoke/emissions
What did you fail on?
Does anyone know a "friendly" CVRT test centre in the Dublin area? I failed in Bray last time out and my mechanic said something to effect of yeah they're really tough there, you should try another centre. Not really sure where to go though
They'd get a lot more rattling than that on the roads.
I've always harboured a concern about the shaking of motorhomes which is part of the CVRT to check balljoints etc. in particular if going through the heavy test lane designed to rattle HGV's of up to 40 tonnes.
With metal bodied vehicles I'm sure it's perfectly OK, but with the screwed and glued timber bodies of motorhomes I do wonder.
So I was driving home from the CVRT test centre in my camper ( which failed on a brake pad issue ) and the Alcove window above the drivers side started rattling violently on the dual carriageway. As I was slowing down to pull into the hard shoulder the window cracked off completely, luckily there were no cars behind me.
Insurance with Aviva covered the claim for a new window but had to get a specialist to measure the dimensions before ordering the correct window. The specialist also spotted a big crack in the oppposite window over the passenger side of the van which I had not seen before. I clean the van regularly and it was a very recent crack that appeared.
I have two questions regarding the CVRT for Campervans:
Do the CVRT testers check the inside of the campervans, like a habitation service to see if things like the windows are fully fucntional or is there anyway something could have happened in the test centre that would have compromised the integrity of both the Alcove windows?
Up until that CVRT test, both windows were in good shape and would have been used regular enough. And they definitely did not have any cracks in either of them, the handles & extension arms were also in good nick.
If anyone can shed some light on this I would be interested to hear, cheers!
Thanks Itineoman, we had a cert but no window disc. All went well.
No. There’s no place for them to look for it. Check in counts the number of passengers, registration number and passports. That’s all. Can’t see why they would have any interest in anything else. But I think it would be very unwise to travel without one.
Can I remove the bulkhead from my van and still pass DOE?
I don't use it as a work van, wouldn't ever be tools in it,
Anyone heard of a camper being refused on the Ferry (Irish Ferries - Dublin - Cherbourg) for an out of date CVRT?
kadman wrote: » DOE today, and it passed with flying colours. Tester is still scratching his head at my 000 HCppm reading......again, two tests in the last 3 years, and with 3k+ miles up on last tests. I said his machine is fekked. he said its the most up to date available, and calibrated. I said it makes me the best T25 mechanic then that money can buy :D:P
Turbohymac wrote: » ........................... they were quite correct to only give him a short test.. ........................the rsa were correct to issue short test.. .............................
zambo wrote: » bugstinas you might think someone with hymac in their name might know when to stop digging.
Turbohymac wrote: » Ah well ..that's hilarious.. some of ye even agree that her camper Van's are well over 3500kgs.. I have no issues with this but are ye really looking to be absolutely exempted from any type of roadworthy test or checks.. mileage varies in every type of vehicle..car..van .trucks..campers.. and so on.. irrelevant of high or very low mileage in many instances due to their age.. and being parked up for months on end ..and many are not dry stored.. there's quite a much higher risk of brakes being seized..load sensing valves not operating etc. I honestly think that from all classes of vehicles being tested by the rsa.. camper Van's certainly fare out the best..lowest annual test fee..no tachograph or speedlimiter calibration charges no 13 week inspections..as for mileage most people I know with campers. Go on the continent and it's very easy to rack up kms there.. my own work can is 2007 and only has 130km on it..yet a few years ago we travelling across France in it and during 2 weeks we racked up 4k kms..id be flat out to put up more than 300km per week at home.. When I bought my current van here in Ireland the owner was quite I'll and had left the tax lapse by 2 months..yet when I went to tax it as the new owner I had to pay the back tax.. I wasn't happy but do that give me rights to look for sympathy from people on boards.. Bottom line the cvrt testing and annual taxing are now clearly linked.. ie you cannot renew tax unless vehicle still has 3 months cvrt remaining.. and as per my earlier post the rsa expects all categories that come under its testing regime to adhere to basic rules..many loopholes that were clearly available a few years back ..no longer exist. And the test in general has got much tougher.. the op should have checked before buying.. but whether it was previous owner had it parked up..as the op has stated.. or even if it was the op himself.. well he had only 2 choices.. 1...wait until vehicle is within 30 days of annual test. 2.... simply go the route he went and re test again when annual test is due .. Hes clearly arguing over the cost of 6 months test.. 50 euros max.. that for the very last time was his own making.. Jesus I wonder just how ye campervan owners even manage to fill up yer diesel tanks..let alone the cost of annual maintenance.. oh by the way as I've already clarified campers are either higher end light commercial vehicles..or if over 3500kgs there recognized in the test centre as hgv.. same engine.. driveline. Ie for safety needs same test as a lcv van or hgv van. Not every company can spends all its life loaded to maximum weight.. People are clearly straying well wide of the original ops post.. And yes I'm well knowledgeable about all the above vehicle classes.. as I'm a qualified hgv mechanic.. only with 30 years experience.. Happy motoring all
Turbohymac wrote: » Hi Zambo.. not sure what you're trying to imply.. are you seriously trying to separate your campervan from other commercial vehicles.. even a vw golf van needs an annual cvrt..only difference is the camper Van's are much cheaper as it is.. unless huge 3 axle camper most standard campers 2 axle are only approx 88 euros for test. Whereas the smallest commercial van like a vw golf costs 111. And the campervan easily weighs twice as much as the golf van.. Just to educate a little ..I'm well familiar with all sizes of commercial vehicles and no matter how anyone wishes to argue ..most camper Van's fall under a light commercial vehicle although at the very top end of this section as most fall just under 3500 kgs. Also some like vwlt46 etc are in the heavy van category..well over 3500.. Yet get by for the same 88 euro test.. Maybe he can actually reply positively for once and realise that by the ops original post. He had the vehicle parked up for some time..this wasn't the rsa,s fault and if he wanted to ensure he got the full 12 months he should have simply kept it off the road for another 5 or 6 months and then hed have got the full test.. next he will be looking for a refund for the 6 months hes arguing about..44 euros.. it's time to move on I don't think anyone here will dispute that owners of campervans are getting a very good deal compared to all other commercial vehicle operators.. Any comment on the stupid tax system for buying any vehicle in the uk.. Yes we can all moan ..but rhd of the day Road tax ..testing..insurance etc are all cheaper for campervan owners.. if I could get half those discounts for running my small van I'd be fair happy.. Happy new year to all.. even drivers of discounted cvrt,s
Turbohymac wrote: » Hi Zambo.. not sure what you're trying to imply.. are you seriously trying to separate your campervan from other commercial vehicles.. .......I don't think anyone here will dispute that owners of campervans are getting a very good deal compared to all other commercial vehicle operators....................
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