There is a strong link between defective vehicles and road traffic collisions. Governments can create vehicle safety requirements, but drivers are responsible for keeping their vehicles roadworthy.
Here you will find straightforward answers to questions about what standard your vehicle should meet under Irish law. Please click on the topic below that best suits your query.
The Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport has recently signed legislation introducing revised standards for agricultural vehicles.
Type approval helps remove barriers to trade for manufacturers and ensures that new vehicles are manufactured to prescribed safety and environmental standards.
It is a key basic road safety requirement that all vehicles and trailers on our roads, and all components of those vehicles, conform to a minimum standard of construction. It is the legal responsibility of the owner and driver of a vehicle or combination of vehicles to ensure that, when it is used in a public place, it is in such a condition that it is not liable to endanger other road users.
What is an end of series vehicle, who can apply for an end of series exemption and what information we need to process an application for exemption.
Motor vehicles are legally required to be manufactured in such a way as to be sufficiently safe and environmentally acceptable for road use. In some cases vehicles may be subject to a recall
Information on the maximum permitted weights and dimensions of mechanically propelled vehicles and trailers operating in Ireland.
EC directives and regulations set the type approval requirements that certain components are required to meet in order to be placed on the market for motor vehicles. The components must also be marked and labelled as prescribed in the regulatory acts. The requirements apply to both approval of components already fitted to new vehicles and to replacement components placed on the market
Find information on changes to legislation, consulatations concerning proposed changes and information on EU proposals