Citation and commencement
1. 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 Regulations
2. The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988(1) are amended as follows.
Manner of making application for first examinations or periodical tests, and fees
3. 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 (£) |
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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-tests
4. 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 (£) |
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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 fees
5. 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) |
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Regulation | Existing Amount (£) | Substituted Amount (£) |
25(4) | 31 | 39 |
34(1) | 28 | 27 |
37B(2) | 28 | 27 |
Re-examination – removal of location differentiation
6. 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 Perry
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
6th August 2014