(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Fees) Regulations 1988 (“the 1988 Regulations”) as follows.

Regulation 3 makes the following amendments to the fees prescribed by the 1988 Regulations.

a

The fee payable where a first inspection in relation to an application for an ADR certificate is carried out on the same day as an examination under the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988, is reduced from £104.50 to £98.80.The fee for a first inspection in any other case is reduced from £104.50 to £98.80 plus the amount which would be payable in respect of an examination under those Regulations.

b

Where a vehicle fails to pass an inspection and arrangements are made for a further inspection to be carried out not more than 14 days after the first inspection, the additional fee payable is reduced from £52.30 to £49.40.

c

The fee for the issue of a copy of an ADR certificate which has been lost or destroyed is reduced from £6.00 to £5.70.