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Title and introductory text
2014 No. 2115
Road Traffic
The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
Made
6th August 2014
Laid before Parliament
19th August 2014
Coming into force
1st October 2014
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49, 51(1) and 63A of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Representative organisations have been consulted in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act.
In determining the amount of the fees specified in these Regulations, the Secretary of State has taken into account the costs of the functions listed in paragraphs 28, 29, 32, 33 and 36 of Schedule 1 to the Department for Transport (Fees) Order 2009 and has taken into account the matters listed in Schedule 2 to that Order in determining the costs of those functions.
Propose a change1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st October 2014.
Propose a change2 Amendment of Regulations
The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 are amended as follows.
Propose a change3 Manner of making application for first examinations or periodical tests, and fees
In paragraph (3) of regulation 12, for the Table substitute—
Table
(1) Description of vehicle | (2) Fee where first examination or periodical test is carried out at a vehicle testing station provided by the Secretary of State (£) | (3) Fee where the first examination or periodical test is, at the applicant’s request, carried out at a vehicle testing station not provided by the Secretary of State (£)
Motor vehicle with 2 axles | 112 | 91
Motor vehicle with 3 axles | 144 | 113
Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles | 177 | 137
Trailer with 1 axle | 51 | 41
Trailer with 2 axles | 70 | 54
Trailer with 3 or more axles | 84 | 64
Propose a change4 Fees for re-tests
In paragraph (1) of regulation 16, for the Table substitute—
Table
(1) Description of vehicle | (2) Fee where re-test is carried out at a vehicle testing station provided by the Secretary of State (£) | (3) Fee where the re-test is, at the applicant’s request, carried out at a vehicle testing station not provided by the Secretary of State (£)
Motor vehicle with 2 axles | 49 | 35
Motor vehicle with 3 axles | 69 | 49
Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles | 91 | 65
Trailer with 1 axle | 25 | 18
Trailer with 2 axles | 35 | 25
Trailer with 3 or more axles | 46 | 33
Propose a change5 Further amendments relating to fees
In the regulations specified in column (1) of the following Table, for each amount specified in column (2) substitute the amount specified in column (3)—
Table
(1) | (2) | (3)
Regulation | Existing Amount (£) | Substituted Amount (£)
25(4) | 31 | 39
34(1) | 28 | 27
37B(2) | 28 | 27
Propose a change6 Re-examination – removal of location differentiation
In regulation 34—
(1) Omit paragraph (2A).
(2) In paragraph (2), omit the words “Subject to paragraph (2A),”.
(3) In paragraph (3), omit the words “or (2A)”.
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