(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981 so that:—
(a)
the fee payable for a certificate of initial fitness is increased from £100 to £110, both on the first application, and on any subsequent application when the test includes a test of stability under regulation 6. The fee payable for the certificate on any other subsequent application is increased from £11.50 to £13;
(b)
the fees payable for type approvals are increased from £580, £55, £290 and £1240 to—respectively—£640, £60, £320 and £1320; and
(c)
the fee payable for a certificate of conformity is increased from £13 to £14.50.
(d)
a new fee of £7.50 is introduced for the issue of duplicate certificates.