# The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 1989, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 so that –
(a) 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;
(b) 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;
(c) 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certificate following a notifiable alteration or for a retest where a particular in the certificate is or may be no longer applicable is increased from £10.50 to £11; and
(d) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/320/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-plating-and-testing-amendment-regulations-1989/note
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