# The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 S.I. 2012/305 · made 7 February 2012 These Regulations amend the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 (“the 1988 Regulations”). Regulations 3 to 6 amend most of the fees prescribed by the 1988 Regulations. Made under: Road Traffic Act 1988 (Section 49, Section 51, Section 63A) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-plating-and-testing-amendment-regulations-2012/pdf/uksi_20120305_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-plating-and-testing-amendment-regulations-2012/pdf/uksiem_20120305_en.pdf ## Introductory text Road Traffic Made 7th February 2012 Laid before Parliament 13th February 2012 Coming into force 1st April 2012 The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49, 51(1) and 63A of the Road Traffic Act 1988. Representative organisations have been consulted in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act. In determining the amount of the fees specified in these Regulations, the Secretary of State has taken into account the costs of the functions listed in paragraphs 28 to 35 of Schedule 1 to the Department for Transport (Fees) Order 2009 and has taken into account the matters listed in Schedule 2 to that Order in determining the costs of those functions. ## 1 Citation and commencement These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and they come into force on 1st April 2012. ## 2 Amendment of Regulations The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 are amended as follows. ## 3 Manner of making application for first examinations or periodical tests, and fees In paragraph (3) of regulation 12, for the Table substitute— “ Table Description of vehicle Fee where first examination or periodical test is carried out at a vehicle testing station provided by the Secretary of State (£) Fee where the first examination or periodical test is, at the applicant’s request, carried out at a vehicle testing station not provided by the Secretary of State (£) Motor vehicle with 2 axles 98 93 Motor vehicle with 3 axles 123 117 Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles 150 141 Trailer with 1 axle 44 42 Trailer with 2 axles 59 56 Trailer with 3 or more axles 71 67 ” ## 4 Fees for re-tests In paragraph (1) of regulation 16, for the Table substitute— “ Table Description of vehicle Fee where re-test is carried out at a vehicle testing station provided by the Secretary of State (£) Fee where the re-test is, at the applicant’s request, carried out at a vehicle testing station not provided by the Secretary of State (£) Motor vehicle with 2 axles 40 37 Motor vehicle with 3 axles 56 52 Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles 73 68 Trailer with 1 axle 20 19 Trailer with 2 axles 28 26 Trailer with 3 or more axles 37 35 ” ## 5 Further amendments relating to fees In the regulations specified in column (1) of the following Table, for each amount specified in column 2 substitute the amount specified in column (3). Table (1) (2) (3) Regulation Existing Amount (£) Substituted Amount (£) 25(4) 29 31 34(1) 27 28 37B(2) 27 28 ## 6 Further amendments relating to fees In regulation 34(2A), for the words “£27 in the case of a motor vehicle and £27 in the case of a trailer”, substitute “£26 in respect of a motor vehicle or a trailer”. ## Signature Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Mike Penning Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 7th February 2012 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 (“the 1988 Regulations”). Regulations 3 to 6 amend most of the fees prescribed by the 1988 Regulations. Regulation 3 changes the fee payable on an application for a first examination or periodical test. Table 1 shows fee changes where the first examination or periodical test is carried out at a vehicle testing station provided by the Secretary of State (with the percentage increase shown in brackets). Table 1 Description of vehicle Old Fee (£) New Fee (£) Motor vehicle with 2 axles 95 98 (3.2%) Motor vehicle with 3 axles 120 123 (2.5%) Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles 145 150 (3.4%) Trailer with 1 axle 43 44 (2.3%) Trailer with 2 axles 57 59 (3.5%) Trailer with 3 or more axles 68 71 (4.4%) Table 2 shows fee changes where the first examination or periodical test is carried out, at the applicant’s request, at a vehicle testing station not provided by the Secretary of State. These fees have been reduced (with the percentage decrease shown in brackets). Table 2 Description of vehicle Old Fee (£) New Fee (£) Motor vehicle with 2 axles 95 93 (-2.1%) Motor vehicle with 3 axles 120 117 (-2.5%) Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles 145 141 (-2.8%) Trailer with 1 axle 43 42 (-2.3%) Trailer with 2 axles 57 56 (-1.8%) Trailer with 3 or more axles 68 67 (-1.5%) Regulation 4 changes the fee payable on an application for a re-test carried out within 14 days after the vehicle was submitted for its first examination or periodic test (regulation 16(1) and (3) of the 1988 Regulations). The new fees for re-tests carried out at a vehicle testing station provided by the Secretary of State are shown in Table 3 (with the percentage increase shown in brackets). Table 3 Description of vehicle Old Fee (£) New Fee (£) Motor vehicle with 2 axles 38 40 (5.3%) Motor vehicle with 3 axles 53 56 (5.7%) Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles 70 73 (4.3%) Trailer with 1 axle 19 20 (5.3%) Trailer with 2 axles 27 28 (3.7%) Trailer with 3 or more axles 36 37 (2.8%) The new fees for re-tests carried out, at the applicant’s request, at a vehicle testing station not provided by the Secretary of State are shown in Table 4. All but one of these fees have been reduced (with the percentage decrease, where applicable, shown in brackets). Table 4 Description of vehicle Old Fee (£) New Fee (£) Motor vehicle with 2 axles 38 37 (-2.6%) Motor vehicle with 3 axles 53 52 (-1.9%) Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles 70 68 (-2.9%) Trailer with 1 axle 19 19 (0.0%) Trailer with 2 axles 27 26 (-3.7%) Trailer with 3 or more axles 36 35 (-2.8%) The old fees shown in the above tables applied with effect from 1st April 2010. Regulation 5 makes the following fee changes. In regulation 25(4) of the 1988 Regulations, where an appeal is made to the Secretary of State by any person aggrieved by a determination made on a first examination, the accompanying fee is increased by 6.9% from £29 to £31. This fee also applies to an appeal relating to a periodical test by virtue of regulation 29(2) or, in either case, to a re-test and was last fixed with effect from 20th April 2009. In regulation 34(1) of the 1988 Regulations, where there is a request for an amendment to a plating certificate following a notifiable alteration or for a re-examination where a particular contained in a plating certificate is or may be no longer applicable, the fee is increased by 3.7% from £27 to £28. In regulation 37B(2) of the 1988 Regulations, the fee payable for the alteration of the plated weights (or any of the plated weights) for a vehicle without an examination is increased by 3.7% from £27 to £28. The old fees in relation to regulations 34(1) and (2A), and 37B were last fixed with effect from 1st April 2010. The opportunity has been taken in regulation 6 to simplify regulation 34(2A) of the 1988 Regulations by introducing a single fee in relation to both motor vehicles and trailers. In that regulation, where there is a re-examination following a notifiable alteration or with a view to amendment of a plating certificate where the vehicle testing station is not one provided by the Secretary of State, the fee is decreased by 3.7% from £27 to £26. An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the VOSA Corporate Office, Berkeley House, Croydon Street, Bristol BS5 0DA (telephone: 0117 954 3200). A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament. The impact assessment is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the website, www.legislation.gov.uk. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/305 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-plating-and-testing-amendment-regulations-2012 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.