First post. CVRT/DOE/NCT help!

[Ronan1981]

hello everyone, can someone help or point me in the right direction? I'm living in Ireland and for the last 4 years been happily driving around in my 1980 T25 transporter camper without a care in the world, that is until I was stopped by the guards one day and they noticed that I didn't have an NCT Cert (roadworthyness test). So yep, now I have to get one. My problem is that I can't find any checklist for a campervan NCT/DOE. I know that there are a the basics with regard to the interior, such as, cooker, fridge and bed need to be fixed. But I don't know about gas cannister, where it's supposed to be located etc. Small but important stuff. At the moment I've removed the interior entirely because I've just had the van fully restored and resprayed, converted from petrol to diesel. So I'm installing a brand new interior atm at which point the van restoration will be fully complete. So any help with regard to a checklist or what i should look out for before the test would be really helpful. I still can't believe there isn't a checklist online! (at least that I can see) Attached is a cpl pics of my van as it is now.

[tforturton]

Never heard of this before - is it just an Irish thing? Like you say, I'm surprised it's not available online. No doubt someone will be along shortly who can help you with this, but in the meantime, welcome to the club!

[marlinowner]

Motor car-a-vans/campervans in Ireland under 3.5 tonnes have to pass the LCV (light commercial vehicle) test. NCT test does not apply to campervans.

[carthago ian]

Hi,

I have had my camper DOE tested over the years , from what I can gather the test is the road worthiness of the vehicle
nowt to do if its a camper or not , well put it this way the tester never open,s cupboards looking for gas bottles
fridge an so forth ; To prove your vehicle is a camper & therefore avail of lower road tax that is a completely different
department i.e. motor vehicle tax department/ customs ; did you import your van into Ireland ?? ; your DOE will be back dated

By no means am I an expert on this subject , simply expressing my experiences ,ask away if I can help I will

Ian

[dogbreath100]

Itsjust a test to ensure your van is roadworthy .
They don,t check the gas or interior
Not yet anyway
It's amazing you were able to tax it without
Your cvrt cert , don,t forget tax is only
€56 for vintage

[eiret25]

You should have known to enquire as to whether it required a CVRT. Contact any CVRT Test centre and get it booked in. Costs in the region of 110€. Nice looking van.

[Ronan1981]

Itsjust a test to ensure your van is roadworthy .
They don,t check the gas or interior
Not yet anyway
It's amazing you were able to tax it without
Your cvrt cert , don,t forget tax is only
€56 for vintage

I never had any problem taxing it which is strange! I rang the truck test centre and he insisted that it needed to have bed, cooker and fridge installed before testing. But at the same time I got the feeling he actually didn't know and was just saying what he thought was correct. It's just that I've noticed that a lot of T25 campers have the gas canister located in the back of the van and I want to have a full width bed in the new interior which would mean putting the gas canister nearer the cooker, that is where I want it to go. So do you think I should get it tested without the interior at all? That would suit me better because I kind of need it as my day vehicle and I won't have the money for the new interior until the new year.

[Ronan1981]

Hi,

I have had my camper DOE tested over the years , from what I can gather the test is the road worthiness of the vehicle
nowt to do if its a camper or not , well put it this way the tester never open,s cupboards looking for gas bottles
fridge an so forth ; To prove your vehicle is a camper & therefore avail of lower road tax that is a completely different
department i.e. motor vehicle tax department/ customs ; did you import your van into Ireland ?? ; your DOE will be back dated

By no means am I an expert on this subject , simply expressing my experiences ,ask away if I can help I will

Ian

No it's an Irish van. Luckily it's a camper on the log book for the tax is only €56 happy days. I'm thinking about putting it through without the interior installed and see.

[boatbuilder]

Mine is an 84 without an interior at the minute so I'm thinking I'll have to do the NCT instead of the DOE. ..

[dogbreath100]

Mine is an 84 without an interior at the minute so I'm thinking I'll have to do the NCT instead of the DOE. ..

As far as I know your if its a camper on the log book it will have to go for a cvrt . Costs around €110 . You may only get a cert for 6 months as it has not been previously been tested . Have a look on the RSA website for more info

[boatbuilder]

I have to apply for a log book because I don't have one for it.... might run into some problems now that I've taken the camper interior out...
On cartell.ie it comes up as vw camper crusader 4 door.

[gary1998]

I have to apply for a log book because I don't have one for it.... might run into some problems now that I've taken the camper interior out...
On cartell.ie it comes up as vw camper crusader 4 door.

ronan 1981 ,,at a guess i,d say was a traffic corps garda that stopped you them "feck" usually know there stuff ,,your lucky you where not walking home if your camper was regersted as a van he would have had it


one of vans i bring for test is my own its a panel van with camper interior
registered as commercial they don't look in back ,,but i always fold seat down into bed so if asked its a padded shelf
i bring a camper registered van belonging to a old guy lives on my road the test is exactly the same


you'll not need log book if van is registered in your name,,if not as its already camper just apply for replacement book not that
big a deal

Ronan1981..they don't test camper interior or gas fittings ..just brakes. lights,tires, rot, etc
its same test for a van under 3.5 ton lgv over 3.5 is hgv
nct wont touch it unless registered as a car (caravelle,,micro bus)

up on till around 3 years ago campers did not need test the cut off date for test exemption
is JAN 1980 so some get away with it as tax office staff see 1980 and think no test needed really they should be told dec /31/1979 ..just call nearest cvrt center and book it http://www.cvrt.ie/en/About-CVRT/Pages/ ... ster-.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;




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[Ronan1981]

Gary1998

Good guess! he was a traffic corps Guard and I did in fact walk home that day much bemused. relieved to hear that. The crvt is booked for 9th jan at Galway Truck centre. going to put it through without any interior. I'll post how I get on. One thing I don't have is reversing lights as I'm missing the switch for the gearbox and I reckon I'll need to sort that. Though I don't know where to buy one.

I'll have a look at those sites. Looking to get a kitchen pod or build one, short enough to leave space for the full-width bed to extend. Already have the fridge from the old interior which I'll use again and the old grill hobs and sink unit that I don't want, It s perfectly fine but I want the compact smeg type sink and hob with the glass top they're pretty pricey so that'll probably be the last thing that goes in!

Thanks for the info.

[dogbreath100]

You can get the reversing light switch and almost
Every other part for your t25 at Aiicooled technology
In Oranmore ,not too far from you . Don't know where you would get the smev
Sink / cooker unit though. Plenty of them online but
Expensive enough

[gary1998]

ronan i'll pm you a number of a guy in galway who knows his way around these old yolks
he a top geezer and usually has some bits for sale