The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988

1.  The requirements contained in the following provisions of the Construction and Use Regulations:—

Item No.	Regulation	Affecting	Applicable to
Motor Vehicles	Trailers
Note: Item 21(i) is applicable to semi-trailers which have some or all of their wheels driven by the drawing vehicle, but not to other trailers.
1	15 or 16	Parking brake	Yes	Yes
2	15 or 17	Pressure, Vacuum braking systems	Yes	No
3	15, 16 or 18	Brakes	Yes	Yes
4	24	Recut pneumatic tyres	Yes	Yes
5	25	Strength of tyres	Yes	Yes
6	26 and 27	Mixing and maintenance of tyres	Yes	Yes
7	29	Maintenance of steering gear	Yes	Yes
8	30	View to the front	Yes	No
9	33	Mirrors	Yes	No
10	34	Windscreen Wipers and Washers	Yes	No
11	35 and 36	Speedometer	Yes	No
12	37	Audible warning	Yes	No
13	46, 47 and 48	Seat Belts	Yes	No
14	49 and 50	Rear under-run protection	Yes	Yes
15	51 and 52	Sideguards	Yes	Yes
16	54	Maintenance of silencer	Yes	No
17	61	Excess fuel device	Yes	No
18	61	Smoke emission, oil etc.	Yes	No
19	64 and 65	Spray suppression equipment	Yes	Yes
20	70 and 73	Ministry plate	Yes	Yes
21	100	Safe condition of the vehicle and its accessories and in particular:—
		(b) Spare Wheel carrier	Yes	Yes
		(b) Trailer coupling on vehicle	Yes	Yes
		(c) Coupling on trailer	No	Yes
		(d) The chassis	Yes	Yes
		(e) Electrical wiring and equipment	Yes	Yes
		(f) Landing legs	No	Yes
		(g) Engine mountings	Yes	Yes
		(h) Fuel tanks and system	Yes	Yes
		(i) Transmission shafts and associated equipment	Yes	see note
		(j) Exhaust system	Yes	Yes
		(k) Battery	Yes	No
		(l) Wheels and hubs	Yes	Yes
		(m) Suspension system	Yes	Yes
		(n) Axles and Steering gear	Yes	Yes
		(o) Shock absorbers	Yes	Yes
		(p) Bumpers	Yes	Yes
		(q) Wings	Yes	Yes
		(r) The cab	Yes	No
		(s) Driving seat	Yes	No
		(t) The Body	Yes	Yes
		(u) Driver’s controls	Yes	No
		(v) Cab step or step rings	Yes	No
		(w) Glass or other transparent material in windscreen or cab windows	Yes	No