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Additional centres authorised to test 'fast' tractors
Additional centres have been authorised to carry out road-worthiness tests on ‘fast’ tractors, according to the Road Safety Authority (RSA). A ‘fast’...
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2 centres authorised to test 'fast' tractors
To date, two test centres have been authorised to carry out road-worthiness tests on ‘fast’ tractors – though the number...
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'First of its kind' tractor testing course launched by AIT
A tractor testing course – described as the “first of its kind” – has been launched by the Athlone Institute of...
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Agri contractors set to escape the need to test 'fast' tractors
Agricultural contractors look set to escape the need to test ‘fast’ tractors, once the tractor is used mainly on land...
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Tractor testing saga rumbles on
The saga surrounding the road-worthiness testing of ‘fast’ tractors continues to rumble on, with no conclusion on the immediate horizon....
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Tractor testing measures to come under the spotlight this week
It is understood that stakeholders will meet to discuss tractor testing measures later this week, after weeks of little or...
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'Plenty of time for logical dialogue on tractor testing measures'
There is still plenty of time for logical dialogue on ‘fast’ tractor testing measures, according to the president of the...
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Minister Ross commended for rolling back on tractor testing measures
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, has been commended for rolling back on tractor testing measures after...
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Agri contractors welcome department roll back on tractor testing measures
Agricultural contractors have welcomed the roll back by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport on proposed tractor testing measures....
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Review of proposed tractor testing measures a 'victory for common sense'
News that the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport will revisit proposed tractor testing measures has been described as a...
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Department set to roll back on 'fast' tractor testing measures
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is set to roll back on ‘fast’ tractor testing measures following a stakeholder...
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All you need to know about the latest developments for the testing of 'fast' tractors
News emerged yesterday that ‘fast’ tractors with a maximum design speed of in excess of 40kph being used for “commercial...
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Contractors call for 'unworkable' tractor testing legislation to be scrapped
‘Unworkable‘ legislation relating to the road-worthiness testing of tractors involved in commercial haulage needs to be rescinded. This is the...
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Haulage: 'Fast' tractors travelling more than 25km from base liable for testing
It is feared that a 25km distance-from-base limit has now been enshrined in legislation, as a criterion for road-worthiness testing...