Goods Vehicles (Testing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations further amend the Goods Vehicles (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 as follows—

(1) A definition of “rigid vehicle” is inserted into regulation 2(1).

(2) Vehicles exceeding 3,500 kilograms maximum gross weight are now divided into 3 categories and the previous single fee of £32·50 payable on application for a first test, a periodical test, a re-test or an appeal is reduced as follows—

(a) for a 2 axle rigid vehicle £28; and

(b) for a 3 axle rigid vehicle £30.

For any other vehicle the fee remains unchanged at £32·50.

For a trailer the fee remains unchanged at £22.

The fees where an application for a re-test is made within 21 days from the date of service of a notice of refusal of a goods vehicle test certificate remain unchanged.