There are different fees applicable for different types of vehicles. The relevant fees are set out in the table below 

​​Please note that the full test fee includes a levy element that is not subject to VAT.

Details of all test fees are prescribed in Statutory Instrument (S.I.) No. 347 of 2013 (PDF)

Retest Fees

What does the Test Fee include?

The test fee covers the following elements:

• Your commercial vehicle test
• Your certificate of roadworthiness – printing and postage of your CRW (no longer have to travel to your motor tax office)
• A Road Safety Levy – note the Road Safety Levy does not apply to re-tests. However if the vehicle is not brought back within on time and within 4,000Km limit then the vehicle will require a full test and you will be charged a further levy.

What is the Road Safety Levy used for?

1. An enhanced testing system with several benefits for road transport operators which support excellent customer service, including:
• Easy to use online test booking and reminder system
• Automatic posting of the Certificate of Roadworthiness (CRW) to registered owners eliminating the need to go to the motor tax office to exchange a pass statement for a CRW.
• Fewer documents to produce at the CVR testing centre – you don’t need to bring your vehicle registration document to the test centre anymore.  This is significant improvement for any operator with vehicles all around the country.
• Overall increased CVR test integrity and consistency
2. ​Enhanced supervision, enforcement and compliance measures by the RSA.  This includes, for example, increased presence at the roadside and in Ports, and inspections of  operator premises to review roadworthiness and safety records and practices.
3. A new Operator Portal which can be used by operators as a repository for their fleet. HCV & PSV owners and operators are required to complete a self declaration via this portal providing details such as vehicles in the fleet, type of goods transported, vehicle maintenance details. This is a mandatory requirement.

• improve the compliance of commercial vehicles and deliver safer roads for all road users
• support compliant commercial operators who are currently being undercut by non-compliant operators
• deliver several administrative improvements for commercial vehicle operators in connection with the annual test.

VAT Calculation on Fees 

No vat is applied on the proportion of the fee passed on to the RSA (i.e. the road safety levy)  

Certificate of Roadworthiness costs

The CRW cost that was paid by vehicle owners to the motor tax office is now included in the test fees above and the CRW certificate and detachable disc will be automatically posted to the current registered owner of the vehicle.

Further Information

If you require further information on Commercial Vehicle Testing please get in touch by emailing us at cvrtadmin@rsa.ie