# The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 1998

S.I. 1998/1671 · made 9 July 1998

These Regulations further amend the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988.

Made under: Road Traffic Act 1988 (Section 49, Section 51)

## Introductory text

ROAD TRAFFIC
Made 9th July 1998
Laid before Parliament 10th July 1998
Coming into force 1st August 1998
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49 and 51(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and by virtue of the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st August 1998.

## 2 Preliminary

The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.

## 3 Amendments relating to fees

In regulation 12, in paragraph (3), for the Table there shall be substituted the following Table—
“
TABLE
Description of vehicle
Fee
Motor vehicle with 2 axles
£35.20
Motor vehicle with 3 axles
£36.30
Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles
£38.20
Trailer with 1 axle
£17.60
Trailer with 2 axles
£18.70
Trailer with 3 or more axles
£19.70
”

## 4 Amendments relating to fees

In regulation 16, in paragraphs (1) and (3), for “£16.00” there shall be substituted “£17.60” and for “£8.00” there shall be substituted “£8.80”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Helene Hayman
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
9th July 1998

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988.
By regulation 3, the fee payable on an application for a first examination or a periodical test undergoes the changes shown in the Table below (with the percentage increase shown in brackets).
By regulation 4, the fee for a re-test or further re-test within 14 days after the first examination or earlier re-test is increased by 10% from £16.00 to £17.60 in the case of a motor vehicle and from £8.00 to £8.80 in the case of a trailer. The fee for a re-test in other circumstances undergoes the changes shown in the Table below (with the percentage increase shown in brackets).
TABLE
Description of vehicle
Old Fee
New Fee
Motor vehicle with 2 axles
£32.00
£35.20 (10%)
Motor vehicle with 3 axles
£33.00
£36.30 (10%)
Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles
£34.70
£38.20 (10%)
Trailer with 1 axle
£16.00
£17.60 (10%)
Trailer with 2 axles
£17.00
£18.70 (10%)
Trailer with 3 or more axles
£17.90
£19.70 (10%)

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