Specialist tests for lorries
Change the weight you can carry
You can apply to increase the maximum permitted weight your lorry can carry.
This is known as:
- 바카라 사이트˜up-plating바카라 사이트™ if no physical changes have been made to the design
- 바카라 사이트˜uprating바카라 사이트™ if the design has been modified
You바카라 사이트™ll get a new plate to show the change in permitted weight.
You바카라 사이트™ll have to pay a higher rate of vehicle tax if up-plating or uprating puts you in a higher vehicle tax band.
Downplating and downrating
You can also 바카라 사이트˜downplate바카라 사이트™ your lorry or 바카라 사이트˜downrate바카라 사이트™ it. This reduces the maximum weight it can work at and will lower its rate of vehicle tax.
Your vehicle will be inspected by DVSA if it has been uprated or downrated before it바카라 사이트™s issued with new plates at the new weights.
Up-plated and downplated lorries are not usually inspected, but downplated vehicles might have to pass an official weight test before DVSA issues a new plate.
Apply to replate your lorry
You can apply online or by post. You바카라 사이트™ll need to pay £27.
You must apply to DVLA using form V70 to re-licence the lorry once it바카라 사이트™s replated. Send your new plating certificate VTG7 with your application.