# Forklift thorough examination cost (3 figures)

> The median published figure in the Thorough Examination Price Index is 125 GBP across 3 sources' own pages (range 110 to 146 GBP), read 12 October 2026.

Forklift Servicing Cost · https://forkliftservicingcost.co.uk/datasets/thorough-examination-price-index/ · computed 2026-10-25

**Median published figure:** 125 GBP (range 110 to 146 GBP; 3 published figures; 3 of 34 sources read publish one).

3 of the 34 named sources read in full publish a figure; 31 publish none, read 12 October 2026.

The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 125 GBP across 3).

## By truck type

| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| truck type counterbalance | 146 GBP | 146 to 146 GBP | 1 |

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Acclaim Handling - forklift thorough examination](https://acclaimhandling.co.uk/service/thorough-examinations/) | 146 GBP + VAT | counterbalance | 2026-10-12 |
| [T H WHITE - GBP125 fixed price LOLER testing](https://www.thwhite.co.uk/whites-world/125-fixed-price-loler-testing-or-free-with-your-annual-service/) | 125 GBP |  | 2026-10-12 |
| [Bennie Equipment - thorough examination rate](https://www.bennieequipment.co.uk/blog/forklift-service-thorough-examinations-rates/) | 110 GBP + VAT |  | 2026-10-12 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (3)

- [Acclaim Handling - forklift thorough examination](https://acclaimhandling.co.uk/service/thorough-examinations/), read 2026-10-12: "Warehouse equipment thorough examinations start at £135 and forklift thorough examinations at £146, ex VAT."
- [T H WHITE - GBP125 fixed price LOLER testing](https://www.thwhite.co.uk/whites-world/125-fixed-price-loler-testing-or-free-with-your-annual-service/), read 2026-10-12: "£125 FIXED PRICE LOLER TESTING – OR FREE WITH YOUR ANNUAL SERVICE"
- [Bennie Equipment - thorough examination rate](https://www.bennieequipment.co.uk/blog/forklift-service-thorough-examinations-rates/), read 2026-10-12: "THOROUGH EXAMINATIONS – From £110 + VAT"

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [Acclaim Handling - LOLER regulations and intervals](https://acclaimhandling.co.uk/service/loler-regulations/), read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [iLift - LOLER forklift inspections, who is responsible and what it costs](https://ilift.co.uk/blogs/news/loler-inspections-for-forklifts-whos-responsible-and-what-it-costs), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Total Compliance - lifting equipment thorough examination](https://totalcompliance.co.uk/loler-thorough-examination/), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [East Midlands Forklifts - thorough examination checks](https://www.eastmidlandsforklifts.co.uk/thorough-examination/), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Forklifts and Access - thorough examinations (LOLER and PUWER)](https://www.forkliftsandaccess.co.uk/our-services/thorough-examinations-loler-and-puwer/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Fork Fix Hire - forklift thorough and LOLER examination, Swansea](https://fork-fix.co.uk/thorough-examination/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [CD Fork Trucks - forklift truck thorough examination](https://www.cdforktrucksltd.co.uk/services/thorough-examinations.html), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [JST Forklift Trucks - thorough examinations](https://jst-forktrucks.co.uk/thorough-examinations/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [TFLT - thorough examination and LOLER testing, Essex, London, Kent and Suffolk](https://www.tflt.co.uk/thorough_examination_LOLER_PUWER_essex_london.html), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [FT Services - CFTS accredited forklift truck company](https://ftserviceshayes.com/cfts-accredited/), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Fork Lift Truck & Plant - LOLER examination and test, Yorkshire and North England](https://fltpt.co.uk/loler-thorough-examination-loler-forklift-truck-test-yorkshire-north-england/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Safe Test Wales - lifting equipment examination](https://www.safetestwales.com/lifting-equipment-examination-loler), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [East Yorkshire Forklifts - forklift thorough examination](https://www.eastyorkshireforklifts.co.uk/thorough-examinations), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Heyn - thorough examination services, Belfast](https://heyn.co.uk/heyn-news/thorough-examination-services/), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Elite Lifts - LOLER reports Northern Ireland](https://www.eliteliftsltd.co.uk/lolers), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [CFTS - Consolidated Fork Truck Services](https://www.thoroughexamination.org/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [CFTS - Thorough Examination under LOLER 98 and PUWER 98](https://www.thoroughexamination.org/about-thorough-examination/thorough-examination-loler-98-and-puwer-98), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [CFTS - whose responsibility is Thorough Examination](https://www.thoroughexamination.org/about-thorough-examination/whose-responsibility-is-thorough-examination), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [UKMHA - Thorough Examination](https://ukmha.org.uk/thorough-examination/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Lolerflow - LOLER inspection cost UK 2026](https://www.lolerflow.co.uk/blog/loler-inspection-cost), read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- [CraneCert - how much does a LOLER inspection cost](https://www.cranecert.co.uk/blog-item/how-much-does-a-loler-inspection-cost-uk-pricing-guide-2025), read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Davison Forklift - forklift thorough examination, UK legal requirements explained](https://www.davison-forklift.co.uk/forklift-thorough-examination-uk-legal-requirements-explained/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Fork Fix Hire - why forklift thorough examination is a legal requirement](https://fork-fix.co.uk/blog/why-forklift-thorough-examination-is-a-legal-requirement-in-the-uk/), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Hiremech - LOLER thorough examinations](https://www.hiremech.co.uk/servicing/loler-inspections/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Spiers Engineering Safety - LOLER inspection and testing](https://www.spierssafety.co.uk/loler-inspection-testing/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Forklift LOLER](https://forkliftloler.co.uk/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Trucks Direct - forklift thorough examination and LOLER certificate](https://www.trucksdirectuk.co.uk/services/used-forklift-thorough-examination), read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [KS Lift Trucks - thorough examination, LOLER and PUWER](https://kslifttrucks.co.uk/thorough-examination/), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Lifting Equipment Store - material handling equipment inspections and UK compliance](https://liftingequipmentstore.com/blogs/blog/why-compliance-is-a-legal-requirement-not-a-choice-material-handling), read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Lolerflow - LOLER inspection and thorough examination guide](https://www.lolerflow.co.uk/loler-thorough-examination), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Lolerflow - LOLER prosecution case studies](https://www.lolerflow.co.uk/blog/loler-prosecution-case-studies), read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 3 of the 34 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 31 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 55 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the median, minimum and maximum published price per Thorough Examination across every UK examiner that publishes one, split by truck type, by whether the examination is bought alone or bundled with a service visit, and by fleet size; the derived figure nobody publishes is the BUNDLE DISCOUNT - the gap between the standalone examination price and the same examiner's price when the engineer is already on site, which the reads put somewhere between free (one examiner gives the test away with an annual service) and roughly the whole standalone fee - beside the count and share of CFTS-accredited examiners publishing anything at all

## Sources

- [Acclaim Handling - forklift thorough examination](https://acclaimhandling.co.uk/service/thorough-examinations/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Acclaim Handling - LOLER regulations and intervals](https://acclaimhandling.co.uk/service/loler-regulations/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Bennie Equipment - thorough examination rate](https://www.bennieequipment.co.uk/blog/forklift-service-thorough-examinations-rates/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [T H WHITE - GBP125 fixed price LOLER testing](https://www.thwhite.co.uk/whites-world/125-fixed-price-loler-testing-or-free-with-your-annual-service/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [iLift - LOLER forklift inspections, who is responsible and what it costs](https://ilift.co.uk/blogs/news/loler-inspections-for-forklifts-whos-responsible-and-what-it-costs) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Total Compliance - lifting equipment thorough examination](https://totalcompliance.co.uk/loler-thorough-examination/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [East Midlands Forklifts - thorough examination checks](https://www.eastmidlandsforklifts.co.uk/thorough-examination/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Forklifts and Access - thorough examinations (LOLER and PUWER)](https://www.forkliftsandaccess.co.uk/our-services/thorough-examinations-loler-and-puwer/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Fork Fix Hire - forklift thorough and LOLER examination, Swansea](https://fork-fix.co.uk/thorough-examination/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [CD Fork Trucks - forklift truck thorough examination](https://www.cdforktrucksltd.co.uk/services/thorough-examinations.html) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [JST Forklift Trucks - thorough examinations](https://jst-forktrucks.co.uk/thorough-examinations/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [TFLT - thorough examination and LOLER testing, Essex, London, Kent and Suffolk](https://www.tflt.co.uk/thorough_examination_LOLER_PUWER_essex_london.html) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [FT Services - CFTS accredited forklift truck company](https://ftserviceshayes.com/cfts-accredited/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Fork Lift Truck & Plant - LOLER examination and test, Yorkshire and North England](https://fltpt.co.uk/loler-thorough-examination-loler-forklift-truck-test-yorkshire-north-england/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Safe Test Wales - lifting equipment examination](https://www.safetestwales.com/lifting-equipment-examination-loler) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [East Yorkshire Forklifts - forklift thorough examination](https://www.eastyorkshireforklifts.co.uk/thorough-examinations) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Heyn - thorough examination services, Belfast](https://heyn.co.uk/heyn-news/thorough-examination-services/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Elite Lifts - LOLER reports Northern Ireland](https://www.eliteliftsltd.co.uk/lolers) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [CFTS - Consolidated Fork Truck Services](https://www.thoroughexamination.org/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [CFTS - Thorough Examination under LOLER 98 and PUWER 98](https://www.thoroughexamination.org/about-thorough-examination/thorough-examination-loler-98-and-puwer-98) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [CFTS - whose responsibility is Thorough Examination](https://www.thoroughexamination.org/about-thorough-examination/whose-responsibility-is-thorough-examination) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [UKMHA - Thorough Examination](https://ukmha.org.uk/thorough-examination/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Lolerflow - LOLER inspection cost UK 2026](https://www.lolerflow.co.uk/blog/loler-inspection-cost) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [CraneCert - how much does a LOLER inspection cost](https://www.cranecert.co.uk/blog-item/how-much-does-a-loler-inspection-cost-uk-pricing-guide-2025) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Rack N Stak - forklift inspections](https://rack-n-stak.co.uk/forklift-services/forklift-inspections/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Davison Forklift - forklift thorough examination, UK legal requirements explained](https://www.davison-forklift.co.uk/forklift-thorough-examination-uk-legal-requirements-explained/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Fork Fix Hire - why forklift thorough examination is a legal requirement](https://fork-fix.co.uk/blog/why-forklift-thorough-examination-is-a-legal-requirement-in-the-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Hiremech - LOLER thorough examinations](https://www.hiremech.co.uk/servicing/loler-inspections/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Spiers Engineering Safety - LOLER inspection and testing](https://www.spierssafety.co.uk/loler-inspection-testing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Forklift LOLER](https://forkliftloler.co.uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Trucks Direct - forklift thorough examination and LOLER certificate](https://www.trucksdirectuk.co.uk/services/used-forklift-thorough-examination) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [KS Lift Trucks - thorough examination, LOLER and PUWER](https://kslifttrucks.co.uk/thorough-examination/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Lifting Equipment Store - material handling equipment inspections and UK compliance](https://liftingequipmentstore.com/blogs/blog/why-compliance-is-a-legal-requirement-not-a-choice-material-handling) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Lolerflow - LOLER inspection and thorough examination guide](https://www.lolerflow.co.uk/loler-thorough-examination) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Lolerflow - LOLER prosecution case studies](https://www.lolerflow.co.uk/blog/loler-prosecution-case-studies) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- The median published figure in the Thorough Examination Price Index is 125 GBP across 3 sources' own pages (range 110 to 146 GBP), read 12 October 2026.
- 3 of the 34 named sources read in full publish a figure; 31 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
- Thorough Examination Price Index, truck type counterbalance: median 146 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 125 GBP across 3).

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