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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-testing-fees-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2002/48",
  "legislation_title": "Goods Vehicles (Testing) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-testing-fees-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2002",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations.)\nThese Regulations amend the Goods Vehicles (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 by increasing the fees as follows—\n(1) For a vehicle 3,500 kilograms maximum gross weight or under—\n(a) the fee payable on application for a first test, a periodical test, a re-test or an appeal is increased from £18·50 to £25·00; and\n(b) the fee payable where an application for a retest is made within 21 days from the date of service of a notice of refusal of a goods vehicle test certificate is increased from £11·00 to £16·00.\n(2) For vehicles exceeding 3,500 kilograms maximum gross weight—\n(a) the fee payable on application for a first test, a periodical test, a re-test or an appeal is increased as follows—\n(i) for a 2 axle rigid vehicle, from £24·50 to £32·00;\n(ii) for a 3 axle rigid vehicle, from £30·00 to £42·00;\n(iii) for a 4 axle rigid vehicle, from £36·50 to £53·00;\n(iv) for an articulated vehicle having a 2 axle drawing vehicle, from £26·50 to £36·00; and\n(v) for an articulated vehicle having a 3 axle drawing vehicle, from £34·00 to £48·00.\n(b) the fee payable where an application for a retest is made within 21 days from the date of service of a notice of refusal of a goods vehicle test certificate is increased as follows—\n(i) for a rigid vehicle, from £14·00 to £16·50; and\n(ii) for an articulated vehicle, from £14·00 to £18·50.\n(3) For a trailer—\n(a) the fee payable on application for a first test, a periodical test, a retest or an appeal is increased from £23·50 to £33·50; and\n(b) the fee payable where an application for a retest is made within 21 days from the date of service of a notice of refusal of a goods vehicle test certificate is increased from £14·00 to £18·50.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/48/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:08:54.698469+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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