Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 799
Road Traffic
The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Made
25th March 2009
Laid before Parliament
30th March 2009
Coming into force
20th April 2009
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( 1 ) and by virtue of the Department for Transport (Fees) Order 2009( 2 ).
In accordance with section 195(2) of that Act he has consulted with such representative organisations as he thinks fit.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 20th April 2009.
Preliminary
2.The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988( 3 ) shall be amended as follows.
Amendments to regulation 12 (manner of making application for first examinations or periodical tests, and fees)
3. —(1) In regulation 12—
(a) in paragraph (3), for the Table substitute—
“ Table
| Description of vehicle | Fee where first examination or periodical test is carried out at a vehicle testing station provided by the Secretary of State (£) | Fee where the vehicle testing station appointed for the first examination or periodical test is, at the applicant’s request, not one provided by the Secretary of State under section 52(2) of the 1988 Act (£) |
|---|---|---|
| Motor vehicle with 2 axles | 75.00 | 82.00 |
| Motor vehicle with 3 axles | 99.00 | 106.00 |
| Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles | 124.00 | 131.00 |
| Trailer with 1 axle | 35.00 | 39.00 |
| Trailer with 2 axles | 49.00 | 53.00 |
| Trailer with 3 or more axles | 60.00 | 64.00 ” |
(b) in paragraph (4), for “Subject to paragraph (4A), where”, substitute “Where”;
(c) omit paragraph (4A); and
(d) in paragraph (5), for “paragraph (4) or (4A)”, substitute “the first examination or periodical test being, at the applicant’s request, out of hours or taking place at a vehicle testing station which is not one provided by the Secretary of State,”.
Amendments to regulation 16 (fees for re-tests)
4. —(1) In regulation 16—
(a) in paragraph (1), omit “,(4A)” and for the Table substitute—
“ Table
| Description of vehicle | Fee where re-test is carried out at a vehicle testing station provided by the Secretary of State (£) | Fee where the vehicle testing station appointed for the re-test is, at the applicant’s request, not one provided by the Secretary of State under section 52(2) of the 1988 Act (£) |
|---|---|---|
| Motor vehicle with 2 axles | 37.00 | 41.00 |
| Motor vehicle with 3 axles | 52.00 | 56.00 |
| Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles | 69.00 | 73.00 |
| Trailer with 1 axle | 19.00 | 21.00 |
| Trailer with 2 axles | 26.00 | 28.00 |
| Trailer with 3 or more axles | 35.00 | 37.00 ” |
(b) for paragraph (2), substitute—
“ (2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (5), in circumstances other than those described in paragraph (1), the fee for a re-test under regulation 15 shall be the fee determined in accordance with the Table in regulation 12 by reference to the description of vehicle, as if the re-test was a first examination or periodical test. ” ;
(c) in paragraph (3), omit “,(4A)”;
(d) in paragraph (4), for “Subject to paragraph (4A), where”, substitute “Where”;
(e) omit paragraph (4A);
(f) in paragraph (5), for “Subject to paragraph (5A), where”, substitute “Where”;
(g) omit paragraph (5A); and
(h) in paragraph (6), for “paragraphs (1), (3), (4) and (4A)”, substitute “paragraphs (1), (3) and (4)”.
Amendments to regulation 34 (fee for re-examination)
5. In regulation 34, for paragraph (2A), substitute—
“ (2A) Where the vehicle testing station appointed for re-examination under regulation 33 is, at the applicant’s request, not one provided by the Secretary of State under section 52(2) of the 1988 Act, the fee in respect of the re-examination shall be £30 in the case of a motor vehicle and £28 in the case of a trailer. ” .
Further amendments relating to fees
6. In the regulations specified in column (1) of the Table, for each amount specified in column 2 substitute the amount specified in column (3).
Table
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation | Existing Amount (£) | Substituted Amount (£) |
| 12(4) | 35.00 | 38.00 |
| 22.00 | 24.00 | |
| 16(4) | 18.00 | 20.00 |
| 12.00 | 13.00 | |
| 16(5) | 35.00 | 38.00 |
| 22.00 | 24.00 | |
| 16(6) | 12.00 | 13.00 |
| 6.00 | 7.00 | |
| 25(4) | 27.00 | 29.00 |
| 34(1) | 24.00 | 26.00 |
| 34(2) | 12.00 | 13.00 |
| 37B(2) | 24.00 | 26.00 |
| 41(1) | 12.00 | 13.00 |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Jim Fitzpatrick
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
25th March 2009
( 1 )
1988 c.52 ; sections 49 and 51 were amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.41) , Schedule 4, paragraph 54 and Schedule 8. Section 63A was inserted by the Transport Act 1982 (c. 49) , section 18.
( 2 )
S.I. 2009/711 . The relevant provisions in S.I. 2009/711 are article 5 and paragraphs 28 to 35 of Schedule 1, together with article 9 and Schedule 2.