Hazardous Goods Vehicle Test (ADR)
About Accord Dangereux Routier (ADR) and how to apply for an ADR test and certificate.
If your vehicle transports dangerous goods such as petrol, oil, diesel, acid and other chemicals then your vehicle is required by law to meet certain detailed technical requirements. These are designed to help minimise the dangers to you and other road users.
ADR is a 1957 United Nations treaty that governs the international transport of hazardous materials. ADR is derived from the French name for the treaty: Accord européen relatif au transport international des merchandises Dangereuses par Route.
How to apply for an ADR test
There are over 30 test centres around Ireland that carry out ADR tests.
To apply for your ADR test online you will need to :
- Register for MyCVRT
- Enter your vehicle details and select your preferred ADR test centre. At this stage, you can also apply for a CVR test if you wish.
- Choose your ADR certificate category and vehicle category.
- Upload all your declaration documents and certificates.
- Book your vehicle’s ADR test, as follows:
- Choose a date for your test and make a preliminary booking. The test centre will need to confirm the appointment.
- Pay your ADR admin fee of €91.50 by VISA or Mastercard. The ADR test fee is separate and must be paid directly to the garage on the day.
Before applying for your ADR test and certificate
- Before applying for your test, remember to consult your Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA) to ensure that your ADR examination is properly completed, e.g. tank code and special provisions code.
- In the case of some vehicle types, it may be necessary for vehicles to be presented with covers removed so that markings can be seen, e.g. the battery master switch.
- You will need to have passed a commercial vehicle roadworthiness test (CVR test) within 40 days of your confirmed ADR test appointment date. You can apply for your CVR test and your ADR test online at the same time if you wish.
- Separate applications must be made for each vehicle, e.g. motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, for which an ADR certificate is required.
- If you are unable to keep an appointment for an examination, you should contact the test centre as soon as possible as you may lose your fee(s) for late cancellation or no shows.
- If you are presenting the vehicle for its test, you must bring a valid driving licence, passport or public services card with you to the test centre.
- Apply for your ADR test no less than 10 working days before the inspection is required.
- When the vehicle has passed its ADR test, the ADR test certificate will automatically be issued by the RSA to the vehicle operator.
If you lose or damage your ADR certificate, you must apply for a replacement certificate. No re-test is required provided that there have been no changes to the vehicle or the owner and operator.
You need to make a cheque for €36.30 payable to the Road Safety Authority with the vehicle registration number written on the back and send it to:
Road Safety Authority
ADR section
Moy Valley Business Park
Primrose Hill
Dublin Road
Ballina
Co. Mayo
Upload the new tank test certificates online
OR
Submit copies of your new tank test certificates together with the original ADR certificate to:
Road Safety Authority
ADR section
Moy Valley Business Park
Primrose Hill
Dublin Road
Ballina
Co Mayo.
Your ADR certificate will then be extended to its full term.
- Telephone: (096) 25035
- Email: [email protected]
Frequently asked questions
This content is for general information only. It does not, and is not intended to, provide legal or technical advice or to represent a legal interpretation of the matters it addresses.
For issues relating to system failure email [email protected].
For issues relating to making payment or uploading documentation contact ADR Section at (096) 25035 or email [email protected] .
No. A new CVRT will have to be carried out in Ireland.
An exceptional test is required by an accredited body if the tank is manufactured on or after 01 July 2003.
Bowsers with a capacity of less than 1,000 litres do not require the driver to have ADR certification.
Bowsers over 1,000 litre - 3,000 litre capacity require the following:
- Certificate from manufacturer stating it is an intermediate bulk container (IBC)
- UN numbers on both sides with orange plates front and rear
- Pressure test 2.5 and 5 years
- Fire extinguisher
- Driver needs ADR licence
- Towing vehicle will not require ADR certification
- For tractor units and rigid vehicles, it must be carried in the vehicle.
- For trailers it must be produced within 10 days if requested.
Yes. You need to make a cheque for €36.30 payable to the Road Safety Authority and send it to:
Road Safety Authority
ADR Section
Moy Valley Business Park
Primrose Hill
Dublin Road
Ballina
Co Mayo
You need to upload the new tank test certs online
OR
Submit copies of your new tank test certificates together with the original ADR certificate to:
Road Safety Authority
ADR Section
Moy Valley Business Park
Primrose Hill
Dublin Road
Ballina
Co Mayo
Your ADR certificate will then be extended to its full term.
Refer to Tank Type Approval Cert (TC1)
OR
Refer to Chapter 4.3.4.1 of ADR Manual
Contact your Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA).
Refer to Chapter 3.2 of ADR Manual and check under UN No.
Declarations and Certs are submitted to the RSA on first application only and are held with vehicle history. Tests are then submitted every 3 and 6 years.
Documents | FL | AT | EXII | EXIII | Memu |
Brake Declaration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Cab Declaration | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Body Declaration (IVA Cert)* | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Sheet Declaration | ✓ | ||||
Combustion Heater Declaration | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Explosive Compartment Certificate | ✓ | ||||
Battery Master Switch Declaration | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Automatic Fire Extinguisher Declaration | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Stability Declaration (maximum pressure < 4bar) | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Manufacturer’s ADR Type Approval Cert** | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Tank Type Approval Cert (TC1) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Initial Approval Cert (TC2) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Leakproof Test | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Periodic Test | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Exceptional Test | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- Where IVA is supplied for new individual vehicles first registered after 01 October 2014 a body declaration is not required.
** Where IVA is supplied for new individual vehicles first registered after 01 October 2014 a body declaration is not required.
Documents | Tractor Unit | Rigid Truck | Semi-Trailer + Fixed Tank | Drawbar Trailer |
Manufacturer’s ADR Type Approval Cert (vehicles manufactured on or after 01 July 2003) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Stability Declaration (vehicles first registered on or after 01 July 2003 and where test pressure (gauge) is less than 4 bar as shown on Tank Type and Initial Approval Cert | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Tank Type Approval Cert (tanks manufactured on or after 01 July 2003 or any tank requiring international certification) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Tank Initial Approval Cert (this cert can be used to determine date of manufacture of pre-July 2003 tanks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- Tank certs must be submitted every 3 years (Leakproof) and 6 years (Periodic)
- Exceptional test must be submitted where any excessive hot work or major repairs have been carried out since last inspection