Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 19992
1
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 19996 are further amended as follows.
2
In regulation 23A—
a
for paragraph (2) there is substituted—
2
For each test set supplied under paragraph (1) in respect of a test which—
a
is of the type specified in column (2) of an item in the table;
b
relates to a vehicle falling within a category specified in column (3); and
c
is to be conducted at a time specified in column (4),
the Secretary of State may make a charge of the amount specified in column (5).
Table
(1) Item
(2)
Type of test
(3)
Vehicle category
(4)
Time
(5)
Charge £
1.
Any test
AM, A or B
Before 1st October 2014
18.50
2.
Any test
AM, A or B
On or after 1st October 2014
15
3.
Large vehicle test of driving theory
C or D
Before 1st October 2014
20
4.
Large vehicle test of driving theory
C or D
On or after 1st October 2014
12
5.
Large vehicle test of hazard perception
C or D
Any time
9
b
In paragraph (4)—
i
in sub-paragraph (a) for “the test referred to in paragraph (2)(a)” there is substituted “a test falling within item 1 or 2 of the table in paragraph (2)”; and
ii
in sub-paragraph (b) for “the test referred to in paragraph (2)(b)” there is substituted “a test falling within item 3, 4 or 5 of the table in paragraph (2)”.
3
In regulation 27(1)(d) for “regulation 30(2)” there is substituted “regulation 30(3)”.
4
In regulation 28(1)(d) for “regulation 30(1)” there is substituted “regulation 30(1) or (2)”.
5
In regulation 28A(1)(c) for “regulation 30” there is substituted “regulation 30(3)”.
6
For regulation 30 there is substituted—
Fees for theory tests30
1
The fee payable for a large vehicle test of driving theory to be conducted by an appointed person is—
a
£35 if the test is to be conducted before 1st October 2014;
b
£28 if the test is to be conducted during the period beginning with 1st October 2014 and ending on 30th September 2015;
c
£26 if the test is to be conducted on or after 1st October 2015.
2
The fee payable for a large vehicle test of hazard perception to be conducted by an appointed person is—
a
£15 if the test is to be conducted before 1st October 2014;
b
£12 if the test is to be conducted during the period beginning with 1st October 2014 and ending on 30th September 2015;
c
£11 if the test is to be conducted on or after 1st October 2015.
3
Subject to paragraph (4), the fee payable for a theory test to be conducted by an appointed person in respect of a motor vehicle in category AM, A or B is—
a
£31 if the test is to be conducted before 1st October 2014;
b
£25 if the test is to be conducted during the period beginning with 1st October 2014 and ending on 30th September 2015;
c
£23 if the test is to be conducted on or after 1st October 2015.
4
The fee payable for a theory test within the meaning of regulation 3A(1)(ab) is—
a
£24 if the test is to be conducted before 1st October 2014;
b
£19 if the test is to be conducted during the period beginning with 1st October 2014 and ending on 30th September 2015;
c
£18 if the test is to be conducted on or after 1st October 2015.