Fees — general provisions
6. If the applicant –
(a)has before the time appointed for the examination of a vehicle for the purposes of either an original application or a further application, given the Department notice of not less than one clear day that he does not propose to submit the vehicle for examination at that time; or
(b)satisfies the Department that the vehicle cannot, or as the case may be, could not be submitted for examination at the time appointed because of exceptional circumstances occurring not more than 7 days before that time and of which the applicant gives notice to the Department (whether in writing or otherwise) within 3 days of the occurrence of those circumstances,
then, unless another time is arranged for the examination, the application shall be treated as one in respect of which no fee is payable and any sum previously paid in respect of that application shall be repaid to the applicant.