Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 so that –
the fee payable on an application for a first examination or periodical test is increased from £25.25 to £26.50 in the case of a motor vehicle and from £14 to £14.50 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 and at the same station or at another auxiliary station by arrangement is increased from £13 to £13.50 in the case of a motor vehicle and from £7.50 to £7.75 in the case of a trailer. The fee for re-tests in other cirumstances is increased from £25.25 to £26.50 in the case of a motor vehicle and from £14 to £14.50 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certificate following a notifiable alteration or for a retest where a particular in the certificate is or may be no longer applicable is increased from £10.50 to £11; and
the fee payable on an application for a replacement for a lost or defaced plate or certificate is increased from £7.50 to £7.75.