The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

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 4, 5and 6 amend the fees prescribed by the 1988 Regulations.

Regulation 3 amends the definition of “out of hours” in regulation 3 of the 1988 Regulations so that normal hours on normal working days extend from 6.00 am to 8.00 pm.

Regulation 4 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 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	75.00	95.00 (26.7%)
Motor vehicle with 3 axles	99.00	120.00 (21.2%)
Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles	124.00	145.00 (16.9%)
Trailer with 1 axle	35.00	43.00 (22.9%)
Trailer with 2 axles	49.00	57.00 (16.3%)
Trailer with 3 or more axles	60.00	68.00 (13.3%)

Table 2 shows fee changes where the first examination or periodical test is carried out, at the applicant’s request, by an authorised testing station not provided by the Secretary of State (with the percentage increase shown in brackets).

Table 2

Description of vehicle	Old Fee (£)	New Fee (£)
Motor vehicle with 2 axles	82.00	95.00 (15.9%)
Motor vehicle with 3 axles	106.00	120.00 (13.2%)
Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles	131.00	145.00 (10.7%)
Trailer with 1 axle	39.00	43.00 (10.3%)
Trailer with 2 axles	53.00	57.00 (7.5%)
Trailer with 3 or more axles	64.00	68.00 (6.3%)

Regulation 5 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	37.00	38.00 (2.7%)
Motor vehicle with 3 axles	52.00	53.00 (1.9%)
Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles	69.00	70.00 (1.4%)
Trailer with 1 axle	19.00	19.00 (0.0%)
Trailer with 2 axles	26.00	27.00 (3.8%)
Trailer with 3 or more axles	35.00	36.00 (2.9%)

The new fees for re-tests carried out, at the applicant’s request, by an authorised testing facility not provided by the Secretary of State are shown in Table 4 (with the percentage decrease shown in brackets).

Table 4

Description of vehicle	Old Fee (£)	New Fee (£)
Motor vehicle with 2 axles	41.00	38.00 (-7.3%)
Motor vehicle with 3 axles	56.00	53.00 (-5.4%)
Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles	73.00	70.00 (-4.1%)
Trailer with 1 axle	21.00	19.00 (-9.5%)
Trailer with 2 axles	28.00	27.00 (-3.6%)
Trailer with 3 or more axles	37.00	36.00 (-2.7%)

Regulation 6 makes the following fee changes. 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 3.8% from £26 to £27. In regulation 34(2A) of the 1988 Regulations, 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, for motor vehicles, by 10% from £30 to £27, and for trailers, by 3.6% from £28 to £27. 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 3.8% from £26 to £27.

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: [phone]). 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 OPSI website www.opsi.gov.uk.