The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988

1Citation and commencement

3Interpretation

5Prescribed requirements for tests

6Supervision of tests

7Authority to drive and duties of driver

8Conditions of acceptance of vehicle.

PART IITIMING AND METHOD OF APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATIONS

9Dates by which vehicles are to be submitted for first examinations

10Dates by which vehicles are to be submitted for periodical tests

11Period of validity of goods vehicle test certificate

12Manner of making application for first examinations or periodical tests, and fees

13Time of application for first examinations and periodical tests

14Notice of place and time of first examinations or periodical tests

15Application for re-tests following first examinations or periodical tests

16Fees for re-tests

PART IIIREGULATIONS GOVERNING FIRST EXAMINATIONS

17Examination for plating

18(1) This regulation applies to every vehicle to which these...

19In the event of a goods vehicle examiner determining that...

20In the event of a goods vehicle examiner determining that...

21Issue of plating certificates, and particulars to be contained therein

22Goods vehicle test

23Issue of goods vehicle test certificates (or of notices of refusal) and particulars to be contained therein

24Re-test procedure, and issue of plating and test certificates (or notices of refusal)

PART IVREGULATIONS GOVERNING PERIODICAL TESTS

26Periodical tests, and issue of test certificates (or notices of refusal)

27Re-test procedure, and issue of test certificates (or notices of refusal)

28Form of test certificates and notices of refusal

PART VREGULATIONS GOVERNING NOTIFIABLE ALTERATIONS, AMENDMENTS OF PLATING CERTIFICATES AND RE-EXAMINATIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH

30Secretary of State to be informed of notifiable alterations

31In this Part of these Regulations, any reference to the...

32Other amendments to the plating certificate

33Provision as to re-examination

34Fee for re-examination

35Condition of acceptance of vehicle

36Re-examination procedure, and issue or amendment of plating certificates (or notices of refusal)

PART VIMISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

38Method of payment of fees

39General provisions as to fees

40Provisions as to fees on appeal

41Replacements of plates and certificates

42Provisions as to notices

PART VIICROWN VEHICLES

43Provision as to Crown vehicles

PART VIIIEXEMPTIONS

44Exemptions from section 46(1) and (2) of the 1972 Act

45Exemption from section 51(2) of the 1972 Act

46Certificates of temporary exemption

SCHEDULE 1PROVISIONS AS TO BRAKING FORCE OF TRAILERS

1In this Schedule— the letter “W” represents—

2The minimum braking force capable of being developed by the...

3The minimum braking force capable of being developed by the...

4The minimum braking force capable of being developed by the...

SCHEDULE 2CLASSES OF VEHICLE TO WHICH THESE REGULATIONS DO NOT APPLY

1Dual-purpose vehicles not constructed or adapted to form part of...

2Mobile cranes as defined in Schedule 3 to the 1971...

3Break-down vehicles.

4Engineering plant and plant, not being engineering plant, which is...

5Trailers being drying or mixing plant designed for the production...

6Tower wagons as defined in— (a) section 4(2) of the...

7Road construction vehicles as defined in section 4(2) of the...

8Vehicles designed for fire fighting or fire salvage purposes.

9Works trucks, straddle carriers used solely as works trucks, and...

10Electrically-propelled motor vehicles.

11Vehicles used solely for one or both of the following...

12Motor vehicles used for no other purpose than the haulage...

13Living vans the unladen weight of which does not exceed...

14Vehicles constructed or adapted for, and used primarily for the...

15Trailers which have no other brakes than a parking brake...

16Vehicles exempted from duty under the 1971 Act by virtue...

17Agricultural motor vehicles and agricultural trailed appliances.

18Agricultural trailers and agricultural trailed appliance conveyors drawn on roads...

19Public service vehicles (as defined in section 1 of the...

20Licensed taxis (as defined in section 13(3) of the Transport...

21Vehicles used solely for the purposes of funerals.

22Goods vehicles to which any of the prescribed construction and...

23Vehicles equipped with a new or improved equipment or types...

24Motor vehicles brought into Great Britain and displaying a registration...

25Motor vehicles for the time being licensed under the Vehicles...

26Vehicles having a base or centre in any of the...

27Trailers brought into Great Britain and having a base or...

28Track-laying vehicles.

29Steam propelled vehicles.

30Motor vehicles first used before 1st January 1960, used unladen...

31Motor vehicles constructed, and not merely adapted, for the purpose...

32Vehicles designed and used for the purpose of servicing or...

33Vehicles designed for use, and used on an aerodrome mentioned...

34Vehicles provided for police purposes and maintained in workshops approved...

35Heavy motor cars or motor cars constructed or adapted for...

SCHEDULE 3THE PRESCRIBED CONSTRUCTION AND USE REQUIREMENTS

1The requirements contained in the following provisions of the Construction...

2The requirements contained in the following provisions of the Road...

3The requirements, in so far as they relate to the...

SCHEDULE 4REGULATIONS REVOKED BY REGULATION 2

1988 No. 1478

ROAD TRAFFIC

The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988

Made22nd August 1988

Laid before Parliament2nd September 1988

Coming into force23rd September 1988

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45, 46(5) and 51(5) of the Road Traffic Act 19721, and now vested in him2, and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 199(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—