The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 (“the 1988 Regulations”).

Whereas supplementary fees were formerly payable for first examinations, periodical tests, re-tests under regulation 15 or re-examinations under regulation 33, carried out at the applicant’s request on a Saturday, such fees will now be payable where the examination, re-examination, test or re-test is carried out at the applicant’s request, “out of hours”. By regulation 3 of these Regulations a definition of “out of hours” is inserted into regulation 3 (interpretation) of the 1988 Regulations.

New supplementary fees are introduced where first examinations, periodical tests, re-tests under regulation 15 or re-examinations under regulation 33 are carried out at the applicant’s request at vehicle testing stations other than ones provided by the Secretary of State.

By regulation 4 of these Regulations, the fee payable on an application for a first examination or periodical test undergoes the changes shown in the Table below. However, where the appointment for such an examination or test is, at the applicant’s request, “out of hours”, the supplement to the normal fee is £19.50 in the case of a motor vehicle and £12.30 in the case of a trailer. Where the vehicle testing station appointed for such an examination or test is, at the applicant’s request, not one provided by the Secretary of State, the supplement or, in a case which is “out of hours”, further supplement, is £6.25 in the case of a motor vehicle and £3.20 in the case of a trailer.

By regulation 5 of these Regulations, the fee for a re-test or further re-test within 14 days after the first examination or earlier re-test is reduced from £16.60 to £16.00 in the case of a motor vehicle and from £8.30 to £8.00 in the case of a trailer. However, where the appointment for such a re-test is, at the applicant’s request, “out of hours”, the supplement to the normal fee is £9.80 in the case of a motor vehicle and £6.10 in the case of a trailer. The fee for a re-test in other circumstances undergoes the changes shown in the Table below, save that the supplement for such a re-test, where the appointment is, at the applicant’s request, “out of hours”, is £19.50 in the case of a motor vehicle and £12.30 in the case of a trailer. In all cases, where the vehicle testing station appointed for a re-test is, at the applicant’s request, not one provided by the Secretary of State, the supplement or, in a case which is “out of hours”, further supplement, is £3.50 in the case of a motor vehicle and £1.60 in the case of a trailer.

TABLE

Description of vehicle	Old Fee	New Fee
	£	£
Motor vehicle with 2 axles	32.70	32.00
Motor vehicle with 3 axles	33.70	33.00
Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles	34.70	34.70
Trailer with 1 axle	16.70	16.00
Trailer with 2 axles	17.10	17.00
Trailer with 3 or more axles	17.90	17.90

Although the fee payable on a request for an amendment to a plating certificate following a notifiable alteration or for a re-examination where a particular in the certificate is or may be no longer applicable remains unchanged at £13.50, by regulation 6 of these Regulations, where an appointment for a re-examination following a notifiable alteration or with a view to amendment of a plating certificate is, at an applicant’s request, “out of hours”, the supplement to the normal fee is £8.40. Where the vehicle testing station appointed for such a re-examination is, at the applicant’s request, not one provided by the Secretary of State, the supplement or, in a case which is “out of hours”, further supplement, is £3.50 in the case of a motor vehicle and £1.60 in the case of a trailer.

The definition of “vehicle testing station” is amended by regulation 3 of these Regulations and consequential amendments are made by regulations 7 and 9 of these Regulations to regulations 39 and 46.

Regulation 14 is amended in accordance with regulation 8 of these Regulations so as to bring it into line with earlier amendments made to regulation 12.