1992 No. 2447

ROAD TRAFFIC

The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49 and 51(1) of the Road Traffic Act 19881 and the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 19882, and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 6th November 1992.

2

The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 19883 shall be further amended in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.

3

In the regulations specified in column 1 of the Table below for the amounts specified in column 2 of the Table there shall be substituted the amounts specified in column 3 of the Table.

TABLE

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation

Existing amount

Substituted amount

12(3)

£32.40

£34.70

£17.60

£17.90

16(1)

£16.40

£17.60

 £9.50

 £9.70

16(2)

£32.40

£34.70

£17.60

£17.90

34(1)

£13.60

£13.90

41(1)

 £9.30

 £9.50

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport.

Kenneth CarlisleParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of Transport

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

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

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

a

The fee payable on an application for a first examination or periodical test is increased from £32.40 to £34.70 in the case of a motor vehicle and from £17.60 to £17.90 in the case of a trailer.

b

The fee for a re-test or further re-test within 14 days after the first examination or earlier re-test at the same station or at another station and by arrangement is increased from £16.40 to £17.60 in the case of a motor vehicle and from £9.50 to £9.70 in the case of a trailer. The fee for re-tests in other circumstances is increased from £32.40 to £34.70 in the case of a motor vehicle and from £17.60 to £17.90 in the case of a trailer.

c

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following a notifiable alteration or for a re-examination where a particular in the certificate is or may be no longer applicable is increased from £13.60 to £13.90.

d

The fee payable on an application for a replacement for a lost or defaced plate, certificate or Ministry test date disc is increased from £9.30 to £9.50.