The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999

Fees in respect of practical or unitary tests

35.—(1) No fee shall be payable in respect of a practical or unitary test conducted by a person appointed under regulation 24(1)(b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) or (2)(b).

(2) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), in the case of a practical or unitary test which—

(a) is to be conducted by a DSA examiner,

(b) is not, or does not form part of, an extended driving test,

(c) is for a licence authorising the driving of a motor vehicle of a class included in a category or sub-category specified in column (1) of the Table in Schedule 5,

the fee payable is that specified in relation to that category or sub-category in column (2) of that Table.

(3) Subject to paragaph (4), in the case of a practical or unitary test which—

(a) is to be conducted by a DSA examiner,

(b) is, or forms part of, an extended driving test,

(c) is for a licence authorising the driving of a motor vehicle of a class included in a category or sub-category specified in column (1) of the Table in Schedule 5,

the fee payable is that specified in relation to that category or sub-category in column (3) of that Table.

(4) Where an appointment for a practical test to commence during normal hours is cancelled by or on behalf of the Secretary of State and the appointment cannot reasonably be rearranged so that the test commences during normal hours, the applicant shall pay the fee prescribed for a test commencing during normal hours notwithstanding that it commences out of hours.

(5) In a case where the test is for a licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in category B and the applicant holds a full licence authorising the driving of vehicles included in sub-category B1 (invalid carriages), no fee shall be payable.

(6) For the purposes of this regulation and Schedule 5, a test commences—

(a) during normal hours, if the time for which the test appointment is made is any time between 0830 hours and 1630 hours on a working day, and

(b) out of hours, if the time for which the test appointment is made is any other time.