# The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 1998, Note: 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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1671/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-plating-and-testing-amendment-regulations-1998/note
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