Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st October 2014.

Amendment of Regulations2

The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 19883 are amended as follows.

Manner of making application for first examinations or periodical tests, and fees3

In paragraph (3) of regulation 12, for the Table substitute—

Table

(1)

Description of vehicle

(2)

Fee where first examination or periodical test is carried out at a vehicle testing station provided by the Secretary of State (£)

(3)

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

112

91

Motor vehicle with 3 axles

144

113

Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles

177

137

Trailer with 1 axle

51

41

Trailer with 2 axles

70

54

Trailer with 3 or more axles

84

64

Fees for re-tests4

In paragraph (1) of regulation 16, for the Table substitute—

Table

(1)

Description of vehicle

(2)

Fee where re-test is carried out at a vehicle testing station provided by the Secretary of State (£)

(3)

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

49

35

Motor vehicle with 3 axles

69

49

Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles

91

65

Trailer with 1 axle

25

18

Trailer with 2 axles

35

25

Trailer with 3 or more axles

46

33

Further amendments relating to fees5

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)

31

39

34(1)

28

27

37B(2)

28

27

Re-examination – removal of location differentiation6

In regulation 34—

1

Omit paragraph (2A).

2

In paragraph (2), omit the words “Subject to paragraph (2A),”.

3

In paragraph (3), omit the words “or (2A)”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Claire PerryParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Transport