Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations (“the 1988 Regulations”) as follows.
Regulation 3 makes the following amendments to the fees prescribed by the 1988 Regulations:
The fee payable on an application for a first examination or periodical test is increased from £32.40 to £34.70 in the case of a motor vehicle and from £17.60 to £17.90 in the case of a trailer.
The fee for a re-test or further re-test within 14 days after the first examination or earlier re-test at the same station or at another station and by arrangement is increased from £16.40 to £17.60 in the case of a motor vehicle and from £9.50 to £9.70 in the case of a trailer. The fee for re-tests in other circumstances is increased from £32.40 to £34.70 in the case of a motor vehicle and from £17.60 to £17.90 in the case of a trailer.
The fee payable on a request for an amendment to a plating certificate following a notifiable alteration or for a re-examination where a particular in the certificate is or may be no longer applicable is increased from £13.60 to £13.90.
The fee payable on an application for a replacement for a lost or defaced plate, certificate or Ministry test date disc is increased from £9.30 to £9.50.