The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) Regulations 1999

Fees—visits outside the United Kingdom

11.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where, in connection with an application for or the performance of, the carrying out, or supervision by the Secretary of State, of an examination of a vehicle or vehicle part, a visit to a place outside the United Kingdom is made, or is arranged to be made, by one or more officers of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, then in addition to the fee or fees prescribed by the regulations above, there shall be paid by the applicant on demand by the Secretary of State a further fee equal to the total of–

(a) the travelling and subsistence expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred by each person so acting in relation to the application or examination (including expenses outstanding after the cancellation of any travelling or subsistence arrangements which result from the withdrawal of any such application); and

(b) the whole, or such proportion as the Secretary of State may determine is reasonably attributable to the application or examination, of a sum of £55 for each hour spent or expected to be spent by each person so acting whilst travelling otherwise than on land in the United Kingdom, wholly or partly in relation to the application or examination.

(2) The references to expenses in paragraph (1)(a) do not include any expenses relating to–

(a) travelling on land in the United Kingdom; or

(b) any flight which both begins and ends in the United Kingdom.

(3) Where, at the applicant’s request, the visit referred to in paragraph (1) is made, or is arranged to be made, by one or more persons appointed by the Secretary of State to act on his behalf, not being an officer or officers of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, then in addition to the fee or fees prescribed by the regulations above, there shall be paid by the applicant on demand by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, a fee equal to that person’s or, as the case may be, those persons', expenses and charges incurred or expected to be incurred in respect of travelling and subsistence and time spent travelling; such expenses and charges to be calculated on a basis to be agreed in advance with the applicant.

(4) If–

(a) payments have been made in accordance with paragraph (1) or (3) in respect of travelling and subsistence expenses expected to be incurred, or in respect of time expected to be spent in travelling; and

(b) the amount of travelling and subsistence expenses actually incurred or the time actually spent travelling in consequence of the application is greater or less than was expected,

the fee payable under those paragraphs shall be re-calculated by reference to the actual travelling and subsistence expenses incurred and the actual time spent travelling, and the difference shall be paid by, or as the case may be, refunded to, the applicant.