# The Goods Vehicles (Testing, Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Regulation 4: Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988


(1) The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 are amended as follows.
(2) At the end of paragraph (1) of regulation 3 (interpretation), insert—
““zero-emission vehicle” means a goods vehicle without an internal combustion engine, or with an internal combustion engine that has emissions of CO₂ of zero grams per kilometre”.
(3) In Schedule 2, after paragraph 40, insert—
“41 Zero-emission vehicles the design gross weight of which exceeds 3,500 kilograms but does not exceed 4,250 kilograms.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348278798/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-goods-vehicles-testing-drivers-hours-and-tachographs-etc-amendment-regulations-2026/regulation-4
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